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Timerman,Artur; Brites,Carlos; Bicudo,Eliana; Grinbaum,Renato S.; Costa Filho,Rubens; Carrilho,Claudia D.M.; Bichels,Andre; Barreto,Tânia. |
OBJECTIVES: To collect data about non-controlled prescribing use of daptomycin and its impact among Brazilian patients with serious Gram positive bacterial infection, as well as the efficacy and safety outcomes. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a multi-center, retrospective, non-interventional registry (August 01, 2009 to June 30, 2011) to collect data on 120 patients (44 patients in the first year and 76 patients in the second year) who had received at least one dose of commercial daptomycin in Brazil for the treatment of serious Gram-positive bacterial infection. RESULTS: Right-sided endocarditis (15.8%), complicated skin and soft tissue infections (cSSTI)wound (15.0%) and bacteremia-catheter-related (14.2%) were the most frequent primary infections; lung... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Daptomycin; Methicillin-resistant; Staphylococcus aureus; Bacteremia; Endocarditis; Skin diseases; Infectious. |
Ano: 2013 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702013000600004 |
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