Single-Dose Oritavancin Versus 7–10 Days of Vancomycin in the Treatment of Gram-Positive Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections: The SOLO II Noninferiority Study
Author(s) -
G. Ralph Corey,
Samantha Good,
Hai Jiang,
Greg Moeck,
Matthew A. Wikler,
Sinikka Green,
Paul S. Manos,
Richard Keech,
Rajesh Singh,
Barry Heller,
N. I. Bubnova,
William O’Riordan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciu778
Subject(s) - medicine , vancomycin , clinical endpoint , antibiotics , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , adverse effect , surgery , staphylococcus aureus , randomized controlled trial , skin infection , population , confidence interval , gastroenterology , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental health , biology , bacteria , genetics
Oritavancin is a lipoglycopeptide antibiotic with rapid bactericidal activity against gram-positive bacteria. Its concentration-dependent activity and long half-life allow for single-dose treatment.
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