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Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin
; 29(6): 425-7, 2011.
Artículo
en Español
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21501905
RESUMEN
INTRODUCTION: There is a paucity of data regarding efficacy and safety of high dose (>8mg/kg/day) daptomycin. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This ambispective study included all patients that received ≥8 mg/kg/day of daptomycin and had efficacy and safety data. RESULTS: Sixty-nine patients were included. Fifty-nine patients (85.5%) were recorded as having been cured or improved. Six patients (8.6%) had a raised CPK during follow-up with no clinical signs of myopathy in any of them. CONCLUSIONS: High dose daptomycin shows good efficacy without concerns about toxicity.