What alternative antibiotics can be used in septic arthritis (infection of a joint) in patients with a penicillin allergy when vancomycin (Vancomycin) cannot be used?

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From the FDA Drug Label

6 ADVERSE REACTIONS

The following adverse reactions are described, or described in greater detail, in other sections: Anaphylaxis/hypersensitivity reactions [see Warnings and Precautions (5.1)] Myopathy and rhabdomyolysis [see Warnings and Precautions (5.2)] Eosinophilic pneumonia [see Warnings and Precautions (5. 3)] Drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms [see Warnings and Precautions (5.4)] Tubulointerstitial nephritis [see Warnings and Precautions (5.5)] Peripheral neuropathy [see Warnings and Precautions (5.6)] Increased International Normalized Ratio (INR)/prolonged prothrombin time [see Warnings and Precautions (5.11)and Drug Interactions (7.2)]

Daptomisin septik artrit tedavisinde vancomisin yerine kullanılabilecek bir antibiyotiktir.

  • Daptomisin, özellikle Staphylococcus aureus enfeksiyonlarında etkili bir antibiyotik olarak bilinir.
  • Daptomisin ile ilgili advers reaksiyonlar arasında anafilaksi/hipersensitivite reaksiyonları, miyopati ve rabdomiyoliz gibi durumlar yer alabilir.
  • Daptomisin usage penisilin alerjisi olan hastalarda vancomisin yerine kullanılabilecek bir seçenek olabilir. 1

From the Research

Septik artrit tedavisinde vancomisin yerine daptomycin (6-8 mg/kg IV günde bir kez) veya linezolid (600 mg IV/oral günde iki kez) gibi alternatif antibiyotiklerin kullanılması önerilir. Bu antibiyotikler, özellikle gram-pozitif enfeksiyonlar dahil olmak üzere methicillin dirençli Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) gibi dirençli organizmalara karşı etkili olabilirler 2, 3. Daptomycin, gram-pozitif bakterilere karşı etkili olup, iyi eklem penetrasyonuna sahiptir 4. Linezolid ise, MRSA ve vancomisin dirençli enterokoklar (VRE) dahil olmak üzere dirençli gram-pozitif organizmalara karşı etkili bir seçenektir 3. Tedavi süresi genellikle 2-4 hafta sürer ve klinik olarak iyileşme görüldüğünde oral antibiyotiklere geçilebilir. Antibiyotik seçimi, mümkün olduğunda kültürün sonuçlarına göre rehberlik edilmelidir, çünkü spesifik patojen ve duyarlılıklarına yönelik hedefe yönelik tedavi her zaman tercih edilir 5. Eklem drenajı ve debridman, uygun antibiyotik tedavisinin yanı sıra tedavi'nin temel bileşenleridir.

References

Research

Daptomycin versus vancomycin for osteoarticular infections due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): a nested case-control study.

European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2014

Research

[Linezolid in the treatment of antibiotic-resistant gram-positive infections of the musculoskeletal system].

Acta chirurgiae orthopaedicae et traumatologiae Cechoslovaca, 2006

Research

Septic Arthritis: Diagnosis and Treatment.

American family physician, 2021

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