Comparison of Telavancin and Vancomycin for Complicated Skin and Skin Structure Infections With a Focus on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

Summary

Study 0017 compares the safety and effectiveness of an investigational drug, telavancin, and an approved drug, vancomycin, for the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections.

Timeline

Start

2005-01

Primary completion

2006-06

Completion

2006-06

Publications

• Results Stryjewski ME, Graham DR, Wilson SE, O'Riordan W, Young D, Lentnek A, Ross DP, Fowler VG, Hopkins A, Friedland HD, Barriere SL, Kitt MM, Corey GR; Assessment of Telavancin in Complicated Skin and Skin-Structure Infections Study. Telavancin versus vancomycin for the treatment of complicated skin and skin-structure infections caused by gram-positive organisms. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Jun 1;46(11):1683-93. doi: 10.1086/587896.
• Results Wilson SE, O'Riordan W, Hopkins A, Friedland HD, Barriere SL, Kitt MM; ATLAS Investigators. Telavancin versus vancomycin for the treatment of complicated skin and skin-structure infections associated with surgical procedures. Am J Surg. 2009 Jun;197(6):791-6. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.05.012. Epub 2008 Dec 18.
• Stryjewski ME, Barriere SL, O'Riordan W, Dunbar LM, Hopkins A, Genter FC, Corey GR. Efficacy of telavancin in patients with specific types of complicated skin and skin structure infections. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2012 Jun;67(6):1496-502. doi: 10.1093/jac/dks081. Epub 2012 Mar 13.

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