[Efficacy and safety of high dose (≥8 mg/kg/day) daptomycin]. / Eficacia y seguridad de daptomicina en dosis elevadas (≥8 mg/kg/día).

ABSTRACT

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.