Experience with dalbavancin use in various gram-positive infections within Aberdeen Royal Infirmary OPAT service

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PURPOSE: Dalbavancin, approved in 2014 for Gram-positive acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI), has pharmacokinetics enabling treatment with one or two doses. Dalbavancin might be useful in outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) of deep-seated infections, otherwise requiring inpatient admission. We documented our experience with pragmatic dalbavancin use to assess its effectiveness for varied indications, on- and off-label, as primary or sequential consolidation therapy.

METHODS: Patients prescribed dalbavancin between 1 December 2021 and 1 October 2022 were screened for demographics of age, sex, Charlson comorbidity index (CCI), allergies, pathogens, doses of dalbavancin, other antibiotics administered and surgery. Where available, infection markers were recorded. The primary outcome was a cure at the end of treatment. Secondary outcomes included any adverse events and for those with treatment failures, response to salvage antibiotics.

RESULTS: Sixty-seven per cent of patients were cured. Cure rates by indication were 93% for ABSSSI, 100% for bacteraemia, 90% for acute osteomyelitis, 0% for chronic osteomyelitis, 75% for native joint septic arthritis and 33% for prosthetic joint infection. Most bone and joint infections that were not cured did not have source control, and the goal of treatment was suppressive. Successful suppression rates were greater at 48% for chronic osteomyelitis and 66% for prosthetic joint infections. Adverse events occurred in 14 of 102 patients.

CONCLUSION: This report adds to clinical experience with dalbavancin for off-label indications whilst further validating its role in ABSSSI. Dalbavancin as primary therapy in deep-seated infections merits investigation in formal clinical trials.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:52

Enthalten in:

Infection - 52(2024), 2 vom: 15. März, Seite 567-576

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

McSorley, James C [VerfasserIn]
Reyes, Darshini [VerfasserIn]
Tonna, Ivan [VerfasserIn]
Bateman, Vhairi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

61036-62-2
808UI9MS5K
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacteraemia
Cellulitis
Dalbavancin
Journal Article
Lipoglycopeptides
OPAT
Osteomyelitis
Teicoplanin

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Date Completed 21.03.2024

Date Revised 23.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s15010-023-02152-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366562312