Morning16 Apr 2019 09:26
Donβt miss significance of last poster which highlights previous underestimation of Vancomycin leading to AKI.This enhances the market model of Iclaprim which is obviously dependent on FDA Apprival.
Real-world incidence of vancomycin-associated nephrotoxicity in hospitalised patients with ABSSSI shown to be >3-fold higher than in recent trials
Michael J. Rybak, Pharm.D., MPH, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacy and Medicine, Director, Anti-Infective Research Laboratory, Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA led a retrospective, cohort study at two medical centers in Detroit from February to June 2018. A total of 82 hospitalised adults treated with vancomycin (=72 hours) for ABSSSI and with =1 baseline acute kidney injury (AKI) risk factors were evaluated. Patients with severe renal impairment or AKI prior to vancomycin treatment were excluded. The study found that the incidence of nephrotoxicity in patients with =1 AKI risk factor was >3-fold higher than in recent trials, underscoring the importance of close monitoring and/or selection of an alternative agent in at-risk ABSSSI patients.