Treatment of Acute Osteomyelitis with Once-Weekly Oritavancin: A Two-Year, Multicenter, Retrospective Study

• Main Authors: Nicholas W. Van Hise (Author), Vishnu Chundi (Author), Vishal Didwania (Author), Michael Anderson (Author), David McKinsey (Author), Ingrid Roig (Author), Akhilesh Sharma (Author), Russell M. Petrak (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Adis, Springer Healthcare, 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Acute osteomyelitis is typically caused by Gram-positive pathogens, commonly antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus species. Standard antibiotic treatment is challenging due to required multiple daily doses, therapeutic drug monitoring, and parenteral administration for at least 4 w...