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daptomycin, a miscellaneous antiinfective. indications This drug is used to treat complicated skin and skin structure infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-resistant strains), S. agalactiae, S. dysgalactiae, and Enterococcus faecalis (vancomycin-susceptible strains only). contraindication Known hypersensitivity to this drug prohibits its use. adverse effects Adverse effects of this drug include hypotension, hypertension, increased creatinine phosphokinase, nausea, constipation, diarrhea, vomiting, dyspepsia, headache, insomnia, dizziness, muscle pain or weakness, arthralgia, fungal infection, urinary tract infection, anemia, nephrotoxicity, rash, and pruritus. A life-threatening side effect is pseudomembranous colitis. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Nasdaq: CBST), in coordination with the advance program mailing from American Society for Microbiology (ASM), is today releasing data from the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobials and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) late breaker K-426a: Daptomycin vs. |
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