@article{10902/18948,
year = {2019},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10902/18948},
abstract = {ABSTRACT: Objectives: To analyse the effectiveness of dalbavancin (DBV) in clinical practice as consolidation therapy in patients with bloodstream infection (BSI) and/or infective endocarditis (IE) produced by gram-positive cocci (GPC), as well as its safety and pharmacoeconomic impact. Methods: A multicentre, observational and retrospective study was conducted of hospitalised patients with IE and/ or BSI produced by GPC who received at least one dose of DBV. Clinical response was assessed during hospitalization, at 3 months and at 1 year. Results: Eighty-three patients with median age of 73 years were enrolled; 73.5% were male; 59.04% had BSI and 49.04% IE (44.04% prosthetic valve IE, 32.4% native IE, 23.5% pacemaker lead). The most frequently isolated microorganism was Staphylococcus aureus in BSI (49%) and coagulase-negative staphylococci in IE (44.1%). All patients with IE were clinically cured in hospital; at 12 months, there was 2.9% loss to follow-up, 8.8% mortality unrelated to IE, and 2.9% therapeutic failure rate. The percentage effectiveness of DBV to treat IE was 96.7%. The clinical cure rate for BSI was 100% during hospital stay and at 3 months; there were no recurrences or deaths during the follow-up. No patient discontinued treatment for adverse events. The saving in hospital stay was 636 days for BSI (315,424.20€) and 557 days for IE (283,187.45€). Conclusions: DBV is an effective consolidation antibiotic therapy in clinically stabilized patients with IE and/or BSI. It proved to be a cost-effective treatment, reducing the hospital stay, thanks to the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamics profile of this drug.},
publisher = {BMC},
publisher = {Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob (2019) 18:30},
title = {DALBACEN cohort: dalbavancin as consolidation therapy in patients with endocarditis and/or bloodstream infection produced by gram-positive cocci},
author = {Hidalgo-Tenorio, Carmen and Vinuesa, David and Plata, Antonio and Martin Dávila, Pilar and Iftimie, Simona and Sequera, Sergio and Loeches, Belén and López-Cortés, Luis Eduardo and Fariñas Álvarez, María del Carmen and Fernández-Roldan, Concepción and Javier-Martinez, Rosario and Muñoz, Patricia and Arenas-Miras, María del Mar and Martínez-Marcos, Francisco Javier and Miró, José María and Herrero, Carmen and Bereciartua, Elena and Jesus, Samantha E. de and Pasquau, Juan},
}