Telavancin for Treatment of Uncomplicated Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia (ASSURE)
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria - Documented S. aureus bacteremia Exclusion Criteria - Patients who had received or would have received more than 72 hours of potentially effective systemic antistaphylococcal therapy within 7 days prior to randomization. The following agents were considered potentially effective antistaphylococcal therapy: antistaphylococcal penicillins (including nafcillin, oxacillin, or cloxacillin), cephalosporins, fluoroquinolones, glycopeptides (including vancomycin and teicoplanin) and linezolid
Sites / Locations
- Wellstar Infectious Disease
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Telavancin
Vancomycin, nafcillin, oxacillin, or cloxacillin
Vancomycin 1 Gram/12 hours or nafcillin, oxacillin, or cloxacillin 2 Gram/6 hours (IV) intravenously