| Title | A long-term retrospective review of 5 cases using daptomycin for prosthetic device infections after surgery. | | Author(s) | Quetglas EG, San Julian M, Garcia Tutor E, Vazquez B, Lucena F, Landecho M, Azanza JR | | Institution | Emergency Department, Clinical Pharmacology Service, University Clinic of Navarra, Pamplona. | | Source | Int J Artif Organs 2009 May; 32(5):299-307. | | Abstract | Purpose: To review the antimicrobial possibilities for limb-sparing due to infectious complications after surgery in patients diagnosed with osteosarcoma and with implantation of prosthetic devices. Patients and Progress: After several episodes of relapsing infection or even re-infection and failure of previous therapies, 5 patients (2 young, female / 1 young, male / 2 middle-aged, female) were subject to a long-term ambulatory regimen consisting of intravenous administration of daptomycin.
Results: Showed improved outcome with preservation of the limbs or devices involved.
Conclusion: Five patients with post-operative gram-positive suspected infections of prosthetic devices that were unresponsive to a variety of other antibiotics and combinations appeared to respond to compassionate use of daptomycin. its effectiveness is probably due to its activity against biofilmproducing microorganisms. Controlled, double-blind randomized trials are needed to confirm the potential of daptomycin in such patients. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 19569039 |
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