Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Standard-, Medium-, and High-Dose Daptomycin Strategies for the Treatment of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Bacteremia Among Veterans Affairs Patients

Britt, Nicholas; Potter, Emily; Patel, Nimish; E. Steed, Molly

doi:10.1093/cid/ciw815

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Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Standard-, Medium-, and High-Dose Daptomycin Strategies for the Treatment of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Bacteremia Among Veterans Affairs Patients

Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases • Dec 8, 2016

Authors:

Nicholas Britt

Emily Potter

Nimish Patel

Abstract

Background: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus bloodstream infections (VRE-BSIs) are associated with significant mortality. Daptomycin exhibits concentration-dependent activity vs VRE in vitro, yet the clinical impact of higher-dose strategies remains unclear. Methods: We performed a national retrosp...

Subject

Daptomycin

Medicine

Hazard ratio

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