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Use of in vitro susceptibility and pathogen prevalence data to model the expected clinical success rates of tigecycline and other commonly used antimicrobials for empirical treatment of complicated skin and skin-structure infections.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17959359     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The overall expected coverage for tigecycline and selected antimicrobial regimens based upon prevailing susceptibility rates was evaluated for the empirical therapy of complicated skin and skin-structure infections (cSSSIs). Consecutive, non-duplicate bacterial isolates collected from 2000-2005 from patients with documented cSSSI in 57 medical centres located in the USA (38 centres), France (6 centres), Germany (7 centres), Italy (3 centres) and Spain (3 centres) were used to evaluate the frequency of pathogen occurrence and susceptibility rates of select parenteral antimicrobials (SENTRY Program). By applying pathogen-specific susceptibility rates to the frequency of pathogen occurrence in each country, the overall expected coverage for each treatment regimen was measured. The most frequently isolated pathogens were Staphylococcus aureus (33.3-49.9%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (8.3-17.2%), Escherichia coli (6.6-13.9%) and enterococci (4.1-8.8%). Tigecycline was highly active against the most common pathogens, except for P. aeruginosa and Proteus mirabilis. The highest overall expected empirical coverage was obtained with combination therapy regimens, including vancomycin plus either imipenem (94.4-99.3%) or piperacillin/tazobactam (92.5-98.2%). Among the monotherapy regimens evaluated, tigecycline provided the highest overall expected coverage in the USA (90.6%), France (89.9%) and Italy (83.3%), whilst piperacillin/tazobactam showed the highest expected coverage in Germany (93.1%) and imipenem in Spain (87.7%). Our results suggest that tigecycline represents a viable additional option for the empirical treatment of cSSSI in these countries.
Authors:
Helio S Sader; Rajiv Mallick; Andreas Kuznik; Thomas R Fritsche; Ronald N Jones
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2007-10-23
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of antimicrobial agents     Volume:  30     ISSN:  0924-8579     ISO Abbreviation:  Int. J. Antimicrob. Agents     Publication Date:  2007 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-11-12     Completed Date:  2008-01-29     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9111860     Medline TA:  Int J Antimicrob Agents     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  514-20     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
JMI Laboratories, 345 Beaver Kreek Centre, Suite A, North Liberty, IA 52317, USA. helio-sader@jmilabs.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anti-Bacterial Agents* / pharmacology,  therapeutic use
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Europe / epidemiology
Gram-Negative Bacteria* / drug effects,  isolation & purification
Gram-Positive Cocci* / drug effects,  isolation & purification
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Minocycline / analogs & derivatives*,  pharmacology,  therapeutic use
Models, Biological*
Population Surveillance / methods
Prevalence
Skin Diseases, Bacterial* / drug therapy,  epidemiology,  microbiology
Soft Tissue Infections* / drug therapy,  epidemiology,  microbiology
Treatment Outcome
United States / epidemiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Anti-Bacterial Agents; 0/tigecycline; 10118-90-8/Minocycline

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