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ArticleInfectious diseases and therapy2020

Retrospective Real-World Evaluation of Outcomes in Patients with Skin and Soft Structure Infections Treated with Tedizolid in an Outpatient Setting.

Ravina Kullar, Laura A Puzniak, Jason P Swindle, Thomas Lodise

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Article in Infectious diseases and therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ravina KullarExpert Stewardship, Inc., Newport Beach, CA, USA.
Laura A PuzniakMerck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA. laura.puzniak@merck.com.
Jason P SwindleOptum, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA.
Thomas LodiseAlbany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, NY, USA.
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · USMerck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States) · USOptum (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionOutcomes data for patients who received tedizolid for acute bacterial skin and skin-structure infections (ABSSSIs) are scant. We provide a real-world analysis of economic and clinical outcomes following tedizolid use in the outpatient setting.

methodsThis retrospective study of adults with skin infections treated with tedizolid (index period: 1 July 2014-31 May 2016) used data from the Optum Research and Impact National Benchmark databases.

resultsNinety-one patients received tedizolid for the treatment of skin infections (with complications, n = 18; without complications, n = 73). Some patients had > 1 complication and infection site. Among patients with complications, pre-index complications during the [index date - 30] through [index date + 1] period included osteomyelitis (44.4%), septicemia (44.4%), and prosthetic joint/device/graft infection (16.7%). For the [index date - 7] through [index date + 1] period, the infection site included abscesses (55.6%) and chronic ulcers (38.9%). Mean (standard deviation [SD]) days supplied for the index tedizolid claim was 6.8 (2.3) days. Healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) during the 30-day post-index period included ≥ 1 ambulatory visit (100.0%), ≥ 1 emergency department (ED) visit (16.7%), and ≥ 1 hospitalization (22.2%). Median 30-day post-index all-cause costs were $11,098 [lower quartile (Q

conclusionsPatients treated with tedizolid in the outpatient setting experienced a short duration of therapy, low hospital admission, and modest post-index HCRU indicators, suggesting its utility for outpatient therapy of ABSSSIs.

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Bacterial skin infectionsHealthcare resource utilizationReal-worldTedizolid

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PMID31974828
PMCPMC7054470
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