Role of telavancin in treatment of skin and skin structure infections

Skin and skin structure infections (SSSIs) are a common diagnosis encountered by ambulatory and inpatient practitioners across the country. As the SSSIs become more complicated, they require increased health care resources and often involve hospitalization and intravenous antimicrobials. Complicated...

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Published in:Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology cosmetic and investigational dermatology, 2010-10, Vol.3 (default), p.127-133
Main Authors: Bonkowski, Joseph, Daniels, Anne R, Peppard, William J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Antimicrobial agents
Review
Staphylococcus infections
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Summary:Skin and skin structure infections (SSSIs) are a common diagnosis encountered by ambulatory and inpatient practitioners across the country. As the SSSIs become more complicated, they require increased health care resources and often involve hospitalization and intravenous antimicrobials. Complicated SSSIs are caused by a variety of pathogens, including Gram-positive, Gram-negative, and anerobic bacteria. Empiric broad-spectrum antibiotic coverage is warranted, taking into account area disease-state epidemiology and antimicrobial susceptibility data. Telavancin is an antimicrobial agent with a broad Gram-positive spectrum of activity which was recently approved for the treatment of SSSIs. It may especially benefit patients with resistant organisms, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. This article reviews telavancin and its pharmacology, efficacy, and safety data to enhance the practitioner's knowledge base on the appropriateness of telavancin for the treatment of SSSIs.
ISSN:1178-7015
1178-7015
DOI:10.2147/CCID.S9027