Efficacy and Safety of Dalbavancin As Suppressive Therapy

Efficacy and Safety of Dalbavancin, For Acute or Chronic Infections Between July 2019 and December 2024, In Subjects Who Received SAT with DAL

Dalbavancin (DAL) is a semi-synthetic antibiotic that belongs to the lipoglycopeptide family and is structurally derived from teicoplanin, respect of which it has two structural differences that enhance its anti-staphylococcal binding affinity and extend its half-life to between 149 and 250 hours. It achieves adequate tissue penetration in the skin, bones, joints, lung tissues, and peritoneal space, maintaining concentrations above the MIC for susceptible Gram-positive pathogen. DAL is a bactericidal antimicrobial agent that binds the C-terminal D-alanyl-D-alanine on the bacterial cell wall, blocking trans-glycosylation and transpeptidation processes essential for cell wall synthesis. It seems also to be able to enhance neutrophil antibacterial activity improving PMNs' intracellular killing of MRSA. It has also a good antibiofilm activity, alone or in combination with other molecules. Like other glycopeptide molecules, DAL shares a similar spectrum of activity, with demonstrated in vitro activity against various Gram-positive bacteria, including Staphylococcus spp, Streptococcus spp and Enterococcus (faecium, and faecalis). Resistance to DAL is possible in these gram-positives bacteria, given to presence of enzymes that produce low-affinity binding precursors for the antibiotic's binding site. DAL is capable to overcome Van-B mechanism of resistance, but it results not active in producing Van-A strains. The study objectives was to evaluate efficacy and safety of DAL treatment.

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