Most Anti-Infective Guidelines Don’t Get No Respect (Let Alone Use!)

It is no secret that most existing antibiotic guidelines are not getting much use these days.  The only indications pursued with any regularity are the feasible ones: ABSSSI, cUTI, and cIAI, much less CABP.  Yes, the occasional HABP/VABP trial is Continue reading Most Anti-Infective Guidelines Don’t Get No Respect (Let Alone Use!)

Adequate Penetration of Daptomycin Into Bone Tissue

After a single high dose of (8 or 10 mg/kg BW) of daptomycin IV, bone levels were measured in plasma and trabecular bone obtained during hip or knee surgery of 16 patients.[1] At the time of surgery, mean concentrations in Continue reading Adequate Penetration of Daptomycin Into Bone Tissue