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ArticleThe journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics : JPPT : the official journal of PPAG2021

The Use of Daptomycin in the Treatment of Persistent Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcal Sepsis in Premature Infants: A Case Series.

Suzan S Asfour, Raneem S Asfour, Thanaa M Khalil, Mountasser M Al-Mouqdad

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Article in The journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics : JPPT : the official journal of PPAG, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Daptomycin Experience in the Pediatric and Neonatal Population: A Systematic Review.The journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics : JPPT : the official journal of PPAG · 2025
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  4. Intravenous Ceftazidime-Avibactam in Extremely Premature Neonates With Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae: Two Case Reports.The journal of pediatric pharmacology and therapeutics : JPPT : the official journal of PPAG · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Suzan S Asfour
Raneem S Asfour
Thanaa M Khalil
Mountasser M Al-Mouqdad

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveDaptomycin is a lipopeptide antibiotic with rapid bactericidal activity against Gram-positive bacteria. Reports regarding the use of daptomycin in infants are still limited. Thus, the objective of this report is to describe the safety and efficacy of daptomycin in premature infants with persistent coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) infection.

methodsThis was a retrospective chart review of 10 premature infants with persistent CoNS infection who received daptomycin therapy between January 2018 and September 2019. Four patients had endocarditis and 1 had bacterial meningitis and infectious endocarditis. The other 5 patients had persistent CoNS bacteraemia only.

resultsDaptomycin treatment was successful for 5 patients. The others died owing to multiple factors such as prematurity, sepsis, and chronic lung disease. Adverse drug reactions, including elevation of creatine phosphokinase and/or hepatotoxicity, were noted in 4 patients.

conclusionsLarge and randomized studies are necessary to ensure daptomycin's safety and efficacy for the treatment of infants with persistent sepsis caused by Gram-positive bacteria.

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bacteraemiacase reportcoagulase-negative staphylococcaldaptomycininfectionpremature infantssepsis

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PMID33424506
PMCPMC7792143
OpenAlexW3118334330

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