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ReviewAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Bridging the Gap: A Systematic Review with Expert Opinion on the Use of Dalbavancin for In-Label and Off-Label Indications in Pediatric Patients.

Désirée Caselli, Maurizio Aricò, Elio Castagnola, Milo Gatti, DalbaPediatriX Working Group

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Review in Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. TDM-Guided Dalbavancin Treatment for ComplexAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Désirée CaselliDepartment of Consorziale Policlinico di Bari, Ospedale Pediatrico Giovanni XXIII, 70100 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5716-3703
Maurizio AricòDepartment of Pediatria, Azienda Sanitaria Locale di Pescara, 65020 Pescara, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1908-6671
Elio CastagnolaInfectious Disease Unit, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, 16159 Genova, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5336-8429
Milo GattiDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, 40100 Bologna, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3018-3779
DalbaPediatriX Working Group

Funding

Angelini Pharma (Italy) unrestricted grant (no grant number)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe aim of this work was to perform a systematic review assessing the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) properties of dalbavancin and the clinical use for in-label and off-label indications in pediatric patients.

methodsTwo authors independently searched the PubMed-MEDLINE and Scopus databases and clinicaltrials.gov up to 20 November 2024, to retrieve randomized controlled trials (RCTs), observational studies, PK studies, and case series/reports assessing dalbavancin PK/PD properties or the clinical use for both in-label and off-label indications in pediatric patients. Data were independently extracted by the two authors, and the quality of the included studies was independently assessed by means of specific tools according to study design. Clinical success was selected as the primary outcome. Descriptive statistics were used for summarizing the retrieved data. Subgroup analysis according to PK/PD data, as well as in-label and off-label indications, was performed.

resultsAfter screening 206 articles, nine studies were included in the systematic review (one RCT, three PK studies, and five case series/reports;

conclusionsOur systematic review summarized evidence concerning the PK/PD properties of dalbavancin and its use for in-label or off-label indications in pediatric patients. The available findings suggest that dalbavancin may be a valuable alternative for the management of ABSSSIs and/or off-label indications in pediatric patients according to efficacy and safety data, allowing for a potential minimized duration of hospital stay.

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acute bacterial skin and skin structure infectionsbone and joint infectionscentral line-associated bloodstream infectionsdalbavancinpediatric patientspharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic

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PMID40001365
PMCPMC11852066

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