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ReviewClinical microbiology reviews2023

Therapeutics for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Bloodstream Infections.

Kelly A Cairns, Andrew A Udy, Trisha N Peel, Iain J Abbott, Michael J Dooley, Anton Y Peleg

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Review in Clinical microbiology reviews, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
52citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
16.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 83 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kelly A CairnsDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9969-3972
Andrew A UdyAustralian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6284-2022
Trisha N PeelDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2370-2438
Iain J AbbottDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6590-6127
Michael J DooleyPharmacy Department, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Anton Y PelegDepartment of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred Hospital and Central Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2296-2126
The Alfred Hospital · AUAlfred Health · AUAustralian Regenerative Medicine Institute · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are common causes of bloodstream infections (BSIs) with high morbidity and mortality rates. They are pathogens of global concern with a limited treatment pipeline. Significant challenges exist in the management of VRE BSI, including drug dosing, the emergence of resistance, and the optimal treatment for persistent bacteremia and infective endocarditis. Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) for antimicrobial therapy is evolving for VRE-active agents; however, there are significant gaps in the literature for predicting antimicrobial efficacy for VRE BSIs. To date, TDM has the greatest evidence for predicting drug toxicity for the three main VRE-active antimicrobial agents daptomycin, linezolid, and teicoplanin. This article presents an overview of the treatment options for VRE BSIs, the role of antimicrobial dose optimization through TDM in supporting clinical infection management, and challenges and perspectives for the future.

Indexed as

Anti-Infective AgentsBacteremiaGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsSepsisVancomycin-Resistant EnterococciAnti-Bacterial AgentsHumansLinezolidVancomycinAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsLinezolidVancomycinbacteremiadaptomycinlinezolidteicoplanintherapeutic drug monitoringVRE

Identifiers

PMID37067406
PMCPMC10283489
OpenAlexW4366083030

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