Anvendes også til behandling af infektioner i blodet, som er forårsaget af den samme bakterie, når den er forbundet med hud - eller hjerteinfektioner.
It is also used in adults to treat infections in the tissues that line the inside of the heart (including heart valves) which are caused by a bacterium called Staphyloccocus aureus and to treat infections in the blood caused by the same bacterium when associated with skin or heart infection.