The efficacy of amoxycillin/clavulanate (Augmentin) in the treatment of severe staphylococcal infections.

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serval:BIB_5EA1600D3F43
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Case report (case report): feedback on an observation with a short commentary.
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Publications
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Title
The efficacy of amoxycillin/clavulanate (Augmentin) in the treatment of severe staphylococcal infections.
Journal
Journal of Chemotherapy
Author(s)
Moreillon P.
ISSN
1120-009X (Print)
ISSN-L
1120-009X
Publication state
Published
Issued date
1994
Volume
6 Suppl 2
Pages
51-57
Language
english
Abstract
The experimental and clinical values of amoxycillin/clavulanate in severe Staphylococcus aureus infections are reviewed. Experimentally, amoxycillin/clavulanate was highly effective in the treatment of acute endocarditis due to methicillin-sensitive isolates of S. aureus (MSSA) in rats. In addition, high doses of amoxycillin/clavulanate also cured experimental endocarditis due to methicillin-resistant strains of S. aureus (MRSA) in the animal model. In the clinical setting, a review of 86 patients with either community- or hospital-acquired bacteraemia due to MSSA showed that intravenous treatment with amoxycillin/clavulanate was adequate for empirical (and apparently also long-term) therapy of such severe infections. However, the retrospective nature of the analysis did not allow assessment of the relative efficacy of amoxycillin/clavulanate as compared with standard anti-staphylococcal drugs, such as flucloxacillin or vancomycin. Further prospective studies are warranted to address this issue. Thus, amoxycillin/clavulanate appears to be a good candidate for empirical treatment of severe infections that may be caused by MSSA. Usage of amoxycillin/clavulanate against MRSA is, however, still experimental and is not currently advocated for the treatment of MRSA infections in humans.
Keywords
Adult, Amoxicillin/therapeutic use, Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination, Animals, Clavulanic Acids/therapeutic use, Drug Therapy, Combination/therapeutic use, Endocarditis, Bacterial/drug therapy, Endocarditis, Bacterial/microbiology, Humans, Male, Methicillin Resistance, Models, Biological, Rats, Staphylococcal Infections/drug therapy, Staphylococcal Infections/microbiology, Staphylococcus aureus/drug effects
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