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Vancomycin versus daptomycin for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia due to isolates with high vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentrations: study protocol for a phase IIB randomized controlled trial [PDF]
, 2014 Background Vancomycin is the standard first-line treatment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. However, recent consensus guidelines recommend that clinicians consider using alternative agents such as daptomycin when the vancomycin
David Lye +7 more
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PLoS ONEBackgroundIn the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bloodstream infections (BSIs), vancomycin stands as the prevalent therapeutic agent.
Yau Adamu +3 more
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International Journal of Infectious DiseasesDaptomycin has been used globally since 2003, with a corresponding increase in daptomycin nonsusceptible (DNS) Staphylococcus aureus. In South Korea, daptomycin became available in 2020, but emerging resistance has posed early therapeutic challenges.
Sun Hee Park +3 more
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De Novo Daptomycin-Nonsusceptible Enterococcal Infections
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2012 Potential emergence of enterococcal daptomycin nonsusceptibility among patients with no prior exposure to daptomycin poses clinical and public health challenges.
Theodoros Kelesidis +3 more
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BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2017 Background Several studies have reported that daptomycin induced artificial prolongation of prothrombin time (PT) in some test reagents, particularly in warfarin users.
Hideki Hashimoto +5 more
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Should High-dose Daptomycin be an Alternative Treatment Regimen for Enterococcal Endocarditis?
Infectious Diseases and Therapy, 2019 Introduction Previous series on the use of daptomycin in enterococcal infective endocarditis (EIE) have shown various outcomes, including higher mortality rates. We analyzed the effectiveness of high-dose daptomycin for the treatment of EIE.
Maddalena Peghin +5 more
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Comparative Activity of Daptomycin and Teicoplanin against Enterococci Isolated from Blood and Urine
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1992 The authors compared the activity of daptomycin with that of ampicillin, penicillin, teicoplanin and vancomycin against 304 strains of Enterococcus species isolated from blood and urine.
Kevin R Forward +3 more
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Evaluating Prescriber Adherence to Guideline-Based Treatment Pathways of a Newly Initiated Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at a Rehabilitation Hospital [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Inappropriate use of antimicrobials in the healthcare setting is associated with consequences including antimicrobial resistance, Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), adverse drug reactions, and increased healthcare costs.
Bertram, Christie
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