The study evaluates the efficacy and safety of fosfomycin and imipenem for the treatment of methicillin-resistant staphyloccocus aureus infective endocarditis in comparison to vancomycin, the standard therapy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50
IV Fosfomycin 2 gr./6 hours and IV Imipenem 1 gr./6 hours adjusted acoording to renal function during 4-8 weeks
IV Vancomycin 30 mg/kg twice a day with valley leves higher than 15 mcg/kg
Hospital Sant Pau of Barcelona
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Hospital Bellvitge of Barcelona
Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Fundación Hospital Alcorcón
Alcorcón - Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Proportion of patients with negative blood cultures.
Time frame: 7 days
Toxicity due to treatment
Time frame: 20 weeks
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