PMID: 18180827Jan 9, 2008Paper

Initial use of tigecycline in Argentina

Revista chilena de infectología : órgano oficial de la Sociedad Chilena de Infectología
D CurcioFernando Duret

Abstract

Tigecycline is a new class of antibiotics active against emerging nosocomial pathogens as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, extended spectrum (3-lactamases-producing enterobacteria and multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter sp. It was approved for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections and complicated skin and skin structure infections, but its pharmacological and microbiological profile is attractive to physicians for using it in other pathologies caused by resistant pathogens. The aim of this study was to evaluate in which indications tigecycline was used in Argentinian usual clinical settings during the first months after its launch. We analyzed tigecycline prescriptions in 69 patients with severe infections in 15 institutions. Fifteen patients (21%) received tigecycline for approved indications, and 54 (79%) for off label indications (56%) with scientific support and 23%> with limited or without any scientific support). The most frequent off label use was ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) (36 patients). The etiology of the infections was established in 61%> of the patients. In all cases the isolated bacteria were multi-drug resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter s/?.-carbapenems included. Our study shows t...Continue Reading

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