Effect of Vancomycin or Daptomycin With vs Without an Antistaphylococcal β-Lactam on Mortality, Bacteremia, Relapse, or Treatment Failure in Patients With MRSA Bacteremia
Author(s) -
Steven Y. C. Tong,
David Chien Lye,
Dafna Yahav,
Archana Sud,
James O. Robinson,
Jane Nelson,
Sophia Archuleta,
Matthew A. Roberts,
Alan Cass,
David L. Paterson,
Hong Foo,
Mical Paul,
Stephen Guy,
Adrian R Tramontana,
Genevieve Walls,
Stephen McBride,
Narin Bak,
Niladri Ghosh,
Benjamin A. Rogers,
Anna P. Ralph,
Jane Davies,
Patricia Ferguson,
Ravindra Dotel,
Genevieve McKew,
Timothy Gray,
Natasha E. Holmes,
Simon Smith,
Morgyn S. Warner,
Shirin Kalimuddin,
Barnaby Edward Young,
Naomi Runnegar,
David Andresen,
Nicholas Anagnostou,
Sandra Johnson,
Mark D. Chatfield,
Allen C. Cheng,
Vance G. Fowler,
Benjamin P. Howden,
Niamh Meagher,
David J. Price,
Sebastiaan J. van Hal,
Matthew O’Sullivan,
Joshua S. Davis
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2020.0103
Subject(s) - medicine , bacteremia , daptomycin , flucloxacillin , vancomycin , randomized controlled trial , clinical endpoint , cefazolin , intravenous therapy , surgery , antibiotics , staphylococcus aureus , genetics , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia is associated with mortality of more than 20%. Combining standard therapy with a β-lactam antibiotic has been associated with reduced mortality, although adequately powered randomized clinical trials of this intervention have not been conducted.
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