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Managing acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections: Focus on new lipoglycopeptides
Allison M Bell1, S Travis King, Katie E Barber
1Allison M. Bell is an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Jackson, Miss. S. Travis King is an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Jackson, Miss. Katie E. Barber is an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Jackson, Miss. Kim G. Adcock is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Miss., and a professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Jackson, Miss. Jamie L. Wagner is a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Jackson, Miss. Kayla R. Stover is an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Jackson, Miss.
Abstract:
Acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) are some of the most commonly encountered infections worldwide. Hospitalizations as a result of ABSSSI are associated with high mortality. This article discusses the role of oritavancin and dalbavancin, two new lipoglycopeptides, in the context of the other I.V. available standard therapy options.