Comparison of Telavancin and Vancomycin for Hospital-acquired Pneumonia Due to Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

Summary

Study 0019 (NCT00124020) compares the safety and effectiveness of an investigational drug, telavancin, with vancomycin for the treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia.

Timeline

Start

2005-01

Primary completion

2007-05

Completion

2007-05

Publications

• McKinnell JA, Corman S, Patel D, Leung GH, Gordon LM, Lodise TP. Effective Antimicrobial Stewardship Strategies for Cost-effective Utilization of Telavancin for the Treatment of Patients With Hospital-acquired Bacterial Pneumonia Caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Clin Ther. 2018 Mar;40(3):406-414.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2018.01.010. Epub 2018 Feb 15.
• Smart JI, Corey GR, Stryjewski ME, Wang W, Barriere SL. Assessment of Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations of Telavancin by Revised Broth Microdilution Method in Phase 3 Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia/Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Clinical Isolates. Infect Dis Ther. 2016 Dec;5(4):535-544. doi: 10.1007/s40121-016-0133-y. Epub 2016 Oct 7.
• Barriere SL, Stryjewski ME, Corey GR, Genter FC, Rubinstein E. Effect of vancomycin serum trough levels on outcomes in patients with nosocomial pneumonia due to Staphylococcus aureus: a retrospective, post hoc, subgroup analysis of the Phase 3 ATTAIN studies. BMC Infect Dis. 2014 Apr 4;14:183. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-183.

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