Dalbavancin to Treat Infected Massive Endoprostheses: A Case Report and Cost Comparison Analysis

We report a case of an infected massive endoprosthetic replacement treated successfully with 2 stage surgery and off-label dalbavancin. Dalbavancin was used due to a limited number of antimicrobial options that could be administered safely in an outpatient setting and to avoid the need for daily dos...

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Autores principales: Azamgarhi, Tariq, Donaldson, James, Shah, Ashik, Warren, Simon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ivyspring International Publisher 2019
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6831803/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31700772
http://dx.doi.org/10.7150/jbji.37980
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Sumario:We report a case of an infected massive endoprosthetic replacement treated successfully with 2 stage surgery and off-label dalbavancin. Dalbavancin was used due to a limited number of antimicrobial options that could be administered safely in an outpatient setting and to avoid the need for daily dosing.

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