Dalbavancin and telavancin in the treatment of infective endocarditis: a literature review.

Temi Lampejo

International journal of antimicrobial agents 2020 Sep

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Glycopeptides have an established role in the management of infective endocarditis, and feature in current treatment guidelines. Newer lipoglycopeptide agents (dalbavancin, telavancin and oritavancin), which are analogues of glycopeptides with structural modifications giving rise to added novel mechanisms of antimicrobial activity, are approved for the treatment of Gram-positive skin and skin structure infections, and also for nosocomial pneumonia (only telavancin has approval for the latter indication). Recent evidence has also emerged to support their use in the treatment of bone and joint infections. This article reviews the current literature on dalbavancin and telavancin in the treatment of infective endocarditis, a condition for which the role of these agents is yet to be established. Crown Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Temi Lampejo. Dalbavancin and telavancin in the treatment of infective endocarditis: a literature review. International journal of antimicrobial agents. 2020 Sep;56(3):106072