Experience with daptomycin in a tertiary pediatric hospital

BACKGROUND: Vancomycin has been considered the treatment of choice especially for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections; but its poor tissue penetration, renal toxicity, and requiring of dosages monitoring, raises the need for new treatment alternatives such as daptomycin.

AIMS: To analyze the safety and effectiveness of daptomycin in children.

METHODS: Children with microbiologically documented infections treated with daptomycin were retrospectively included.

RESULTS: The most frequent infections were endocarditis in 9 (32%), sepsis in 4 (14%), bacteremia in 7 (associated with catheter in 3) (25%), osteomyelitis in 3 (10%), peritonitis associated with dialysis in 3 (10%) and suppurative thrombophlebitis in 2 patients (p) (7%). Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was the most common pathogen in 18 patients (64%). The indications for daptomycin were due to the failure of conventional treatment in 17 (61%), and the toxicity or intolerance to vancomycin in 11 patients (39%). The average duration of treatment was 19 days (95% ICR 7-42 days). Four patients (14%) completed outpatient treatment, 22 patients had a favorable response (79%). Adverse events were reported in 3 patients (2 creatinine-phosfo-kinase increase) and in one severe skin rash.

CONCLUSIONS: Daptomycin demonstrated a favorable efficacy and safety in this pediatric population.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: Rev Chilena Infectol. 2020 Aug;37(4):477-478. - PMID 33399670

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:37

Enthalten in:

Revista chilena de infectologia : organo oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia - 37(2020), 1 vom: 31. Feb., Seite 19-22

Sprache:

Spanisch

Weiterer Titel:

Experiencia con el uso de daptomicina en un hospital pediátrico de alta complejidad

Beteiligte Personen:

Rosanova, María T [VerfasserIn]
Sberna, Norma [VerfasserIn]
Sarkis, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Ruvinsky, Silvina [VerfasserIn]
Berberian, Griselda [VerfasserIn]
Bologna, Rosa [VerfasserIn]

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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Daptomycin
Journal Article
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Date Completed 10.08.2020

Date Revised 19.02.2021

published: Print

CommentIn: Rev Chilena Infectol. 2020 Aug;37(4):477-478. - PMID 33399670

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.4067/S0716-10182020000100019

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313059519