Treatment of Staphylococcal Device Infections: Synergistic Daptomycin With Ceftaroline Versus Rifampin-Adjunct Therapy
Author(s) -
Amy Chang,
Reese A. Cosimi,
Markian R. Bochan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
open forum infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546
H-Index - 35
ISSN - 2328-8957
DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofaa072
Subject(s) - daptomycin , medicine , retrospective cohort study , antibiotics , salvage therapy , adjunct , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , observational study , intensive care medicine , staphylococcus aureus , vancomycin , microbiology and biotechnology , chemotherapy , bacteria , linguistics , philosophy , biology , genetics
This is a single-center retrospective observational cohort study comparing daptomycin/ceftaroline combination therapy with rifampin-adjunct therapy for the treatment of staphylococcal device infections. The results of this study support use of the daptomycin/ceftaroline as an alternative or salvage option to standard of care.
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