title: Pharmacologic options for CNS infections caused by resistant Gram-positive organisms.
abstract: Infectious disease continues to evolve, presenting new and challenging clinical situations for practitioners. Specific to device-related and neurosurgical-related CNS infections, Gram-positive organisms are of growing concern. Current Infection Disease Society of America guidelines for the treatment of CNS infections offer little direction after conventional therapy, consisting of vancomycin, has failed or the patient has demonstrated intolerance. A review of literature evaluating alternative therapies, specifically linezolid, quinupristin/dalfopristin, daptomycin and tigecycline, will be presented. Interpretations of these data are offered followed by a brief presentation of future therapies, including ortavancin, telavancin, dalbavancin, ceftobiprole and iclaprim, all of which possess potent Gram-positive activity.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Pharmacist, Surgical Critical Care, Froedtert Hospital, 9200 West, Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA. wpeppard@fmlh.edu
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Peppard
authors.forename: Carolyn J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: Angela M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Urmanski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002494:Central Nervous System Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D015507:Drugs, Investigational / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015507:Drugs, Investigational