Nicholas S Britt1,2, Emily M Potter3, Nimish Patel4, Molly E Steed2,5. 1. Department of Pharmacy, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St Louis, Missouri, USA. 2. Research Department, Dwight D. Eisenhower Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA. 3. Pharmacy Service, Dwight D. Eisenhower Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Leavenworth, Kansas, USA. 4. Department of Pharmacy Practice, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, New York, USA. 5. Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Kansas School of Pharmacy, Lawrence, KS, USA.
Abstract
Background: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus bloodstream infections (VRE-BSIs) are associated with significant mortality. Daptomycin exhibits concentration-dependent activity vs VRE in vitro, yet the clinical impact of higher-dose strategies remains unclear. Methods: We performed a national retrospective cohort study of hospitalized Veterans Affairs patients treated with standard-dose (6 mg/kg total body weight), medium-dose (8 mg/kg total body weight), or high-dose (≥10 mg/kg total body weight) daptomycin for VRE-BSI. Patient-related, microbiological, and outcomes data were abstracted from clinical databases. The primary outcome was overall survival, evaluated by Cox regression. Secondary outcomes included 30-day mortality, time to microbiological clearance, and creatine phosphokinase (CPK) elevation. Results: A total of 911 patients were included (standard dose, n = 709; medium dose, n = 142; high dose, n = 60). Compared to high-dose daptomycin, both standard-dose (hazard ratio [HR], 2.68; 95% confidence interval; [CI], 1.33-3.06; P = .002) and medium-dose (HR, 2.66; 95% CI, 1.33-3.92; P = .003) daptomycin were associated with poorer survival. After adjusting for confounders, the relationship between poorer survival and standard-dose (adjusted HR [aHR], 2.58; 95% CI, 1.27-4.88; P = .004) and medium-dose (aHR, 2.52; 95% CI, 1.27-5.00; P = .008) daptomycin persisted. Thirty-day mortality was significantly lower among high-dose daptomycin-treated patients compared with other dosing strategies (risk ratio, 0.83; 95% CI, .74-.94; P = .015). Compared with standard-dose daptomycin, both medium-dose (HR, 0.78; 95% CI, .55-.90; P = .012) and high-dose daptomycin (HR, 0.70; 95% CI, .41-.84; P = .006) were associated with significantly improved microbiological clearance. No difference in the risk of CPK elevation was observed between the treatment groups (P = .504). Conclusions: High-dose daptomycin was associated with improved survival and microbiological clearance in VRE-BSI.
Background: Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus bloodstream infections (VRE-BSIs) are associated with significant mortality. Daptomycin exhibits concentration-dependent activity vs VRE in vitro, yet the clinical impact of higher-dose strategies remains unclear. Methods: We performed a national retrospective cohort study of hospitalized Veterans Affairs patients treated with standard-dose (6 mg/kg total body weight), medium-dose (8 mg/kg total body weight), or high-dose (≥10 mg/kg total body weight) daptomycin for VRE-BSI. Patient-related, microbiological, and outcomes data were abstracted from clinical databases. The primary outcome was overall survival, evaluated by Cox regression. Secondary outcomes included 30-day mortality, time to microbiological clearance, and creatine phosphokinase (CPK) elevation. Results: A total of 911 patients were included (standard dose, n = 709; medium dose, n = 142; high dose, n = 60). Compared to high-dose daptomycin, both standard-dose (hazard ratio [HR], 2.68; 95% confidence interval; [CI], 1.33-3.06; P = .002) and medium-dose (HR, 2.66; 95% CI, 1.33-3.92; P = .003) daptomycin were associated with poorer survival. After adjusting for confounders, the relationship between poorer survival and standard-dose (adjusted HR [aHR], 2.58; 95% CI, 1.27-4.88; P = .004) and medium-dose (aHR, 2.52; 95% CI, 1.27-5.00; P = .008) daptomycin persisted. Thirty-day mortality was significantly lower among high-dose daptomycin-treated patients compared with other dosing strategies (risk ratio, 0.83; 95% CI, .74-.94; P = .015). Compared with standard-dose daptomycin, both medium-dose (HR, 0.78; 95% CI, .55-.90; P = .012) and high-dose daptomycin (HR, 0.70; 95% CI, .41-.84; P = .006) were associated with significantly improved microbiological clearance. No difference in the risk of CPK elevation was observed between the treatment groups (P = .504). Conclusions: High-dose daptomycin was associated with improved survival and microbiological clearance in VRE-BSI.
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