2016
DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2016.59838
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New agents approved for treatment of acute staphylococcal skin infections

Abstract: Vancomycin has been a predominant treatment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections for decades. However, growing reservations about its efficacy led to an urgent need for new antibiotics effective against MRSA and other drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains. This review covers three new anti-MRSA antibiotics that have been recently approved by the FDA: dalbavancin, oritavancin, and tedizolid. The mechanism of action, indications, antibacterial activity profile, microbial resis… Show more

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“…Tedizolid, a newer antibiotic agent of the oxazolidinone class for oral and intravenous administration, has similar indications. 20 Ceftaroline is a fifth-generation cephalosporine having activity against gram-positive bacteria, like MRSA, and some gram-negative pathogens and has also been approved for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections. 21…”
Section: Infectious Managementmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Tedizolid, a newer antibiotic agent of the oxazolidinone class for oral and intravenous administration, has similar indications. 20 Ceftaroline is a fifth-generation cephalosporine having activity against gram-positive bacteria, like MRSA, and some gram-negative pathogens and has also been approved for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections. 21…”
Section: Infectious Managementmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Staphylococcus aureus ( S. aureus ) is one of the most common causes of human diseases, ranging from skin and soft tissue infections to pneumonia, meningitis, and sepsis [ 1 ]. S. aureus infections and, specifically, methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) infections are frequent both in the community and in healthcare institutions (nosocomial infections), are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates, and incur high medical costs [ 2 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most common causes for human diseases. This Gram-positive bacterium causes various infections, ranging from skin and soft tissue infections, to pneumonia, meningitis, and sepsis (Tatarkiewicz et al, 2016). S. aureus infections are frequent in both community and health-care institutes, and result in high morbidity and mortality rates and high costs (Purrello et al, 2016).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug administration (USFDA) approved new antimicrobial agents, Dalbavancin and Tedizolid, for treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin-structure infections caused by MRSA (Tatarkiewicz et al, 2016).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%