Nosocomial Pneumonia With Suspected Or Proven Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)

Summary

To determine if linezolid is superior to vancomycin in the treatment of nosocomial (acquired in the hospital) pneumonia due to Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in adult subjects. Subjects entered in to the study will have proven healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia which will be treated with either linezolid or vancomycin.

Timeline

Start

2004-10

Primary completion

2010-03

Completion

2010-03

Publications

• Equils O, da Costa C, Wible M, Lipsky BA. The effect of diabetes mellitus on outcomes of patients with nosocomial pneumonia caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: data from a prospective double-blind clinical trial comparing treatment with linezolid versus vancomycin. BMC Infect Dis. 2016 Sep 6;16(1):476. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1779-5.
• Shorr AF, Puzniak LA, Biswas P, Niederman MS. Predictors of Clinical Success in the Treatment of Patients with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Nosocomial Pneumonia (NP). PLoS One. 2015 Jul 21;10(7):e0131932. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131932. eCollection 2015.
• Quartin AA, Scerpella EG, Puttagunta S, Kett DH. A comparison of microbiology and demographics among patients with healthcare-associated, hospital-acquired, and ventilator-associated pneumonia: a retrospective analysis of 1184 patients from a large, international study. BMC Infect Dis. 2013 Nov 27;13:561. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-561.
• Puzniak LA, Morrow LE, Huang DB, Barreto JN. Impact of weight on treatment efficacy and safety in complicated skin and skin structure infections and nosocomial pneumonia caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Clin Ther. 2013 Oct;35(10):1557-70. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2013.08.001. Epub 2013 Sep 3.

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