Safety and efficacy of high-dose daptomycin as salvage therapy for severe gram-positive bacterial sepsis in hospitalized adult patients

Safety and efficacy of high-dose daptomycin as salvage therapy for severe gram-positive bacterial sepsis in hospitalized adult patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Increasing the dosage of daptomycin may be advantageous in severe infection by enhancing bactericidal activity and pharmacodynamics. However, clinical data on using daptomycin at doses above 6 mg/kg in Asian population are limited.&l...

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Main Authors: Lai Chung-Chih, Sheng Wang-Huei, Wang Jann-Tay, Cheng Aristine, Chuang Yu-Chung, Chen Yee-Chun, Chang Shan-Chwen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Daptomycin
High dose
Creatine phosphokinase
Treatment outcomes
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/13/66

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