Linezolid in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nosocomial pneumonia: a randomized, controlled study.
Citation: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 54(5):621-9, 2012 Mar 1.PMID: 22247123Institution: MedStar Washington Hospital CenterDepartment: Medicine/Pulmonary-Critical CareForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Clinical Trial, Phase IV | Journal Article | Multicenter Study | Randomized Controlled Trial | Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov'tSubject headings: *Acetamides/tu [Therapeutic Use] | *Anti-Bacterial Agents/tu [Therapeutic Use] | *Cross Infection/dt [Drug Therapy] | *Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/de [Drug Effects] | *Oxazolidinones/tu [Therapeutic Use] | *Pneumonia, Staphylococcal/dt [Drug Therapy] | Acetamides/ad [Administration & Dosage] | Acetamides/ae [Adverse Effects] | Adult | Aged | Anti-Bacterial Agents/ad [Administration & Dosage] | Anti-Bacterial Agents/ae [Adverse Effects] | Cross Infection/mi [Microbiology] | Cross Infection/mo [Mortality] | Female | Humans | Male | Middle Aged | Oxazolidinones/ad [Administration & Dosage] | Oxazolidinones/ae [Adverse Effects] | Pneumonia, Staphylococcal/mi [Microbiology] | Pneumonia, Staphylococcal/mo [Mortality] | Treatment OutcomeYear: 2012Local holdings: Available online from MWHC library: June 1997 - present, Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - Winter 2007ISSN:- 1058-4838
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Available online from MWHC library: June 1997 - present, Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - Winter 2007
BACKGROUND: Post hoc analyses of clinical trial data suggested that linezolid may be more effective than vancomycin for treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nosocomial pneumonia. This study prospectively assessed efficacy and safety of linezolid, compared with a dose-optimized vancomycin regimen, for treatment of MRSA nosocomial pneumonia.
CONCLUSIONS: For the treatment of MRSA nosocomial pneumonia, clinical response at EOS in the PP population was significantly higher with linezolid than with vancomycin, although 60-day mortality was similar.
METHODS: This was a prospective, double-blind, controlled, multicenter trial involving hospitalized adult patients with hospital-acquired or healthcare-associated MRSA pneumonia. Patients were randomized to receive intravenous linezolid (600 mg every 12 hours) or vancomycin (15 mg/kg every 12 hours) for 7-14 days. Vancomycin dose was adjusted on the basis of trough levels. The primary end point was clinical outcome at end of study (EOS) in evaluable per-protocol (PP) patients. Prespecified secondary end points included response in the modified intent-to-treat (mITT) population at end of treatment (EOT) and EOS and microbiologic response in the PP and mITT populations at EOT and EOS. Survival and safety were also evaluated.
RESULTS: Of 1184 patients treated, 448 (linezolid, n = 224; vancomycin, n = 224) were included in the mITT and 348 (linezolid, n = 172; vancomycin, n = 176) in the PP population. In the PP population, 95 (57.6%) of 165 linezolid-treated patients and 81 (46.6%) of 174 vancomycin-treated patients achieved clinical success at EOS (95% confidence interval for difference, 0.5%-21.6%; P = .042). All-cause 60-day mortality was similar (linezolid, 15.7%; vancomycin, 17.0%), as was incidence of adverse events. Nephrotoxicity occurred more frequently with vancomycin (18.2%; linezolid, 8.4%).
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