Clinical experience

complicated skin and skin structure infection

caused by Gram (+) including MRSA

(phase II/III; double blind, randomized)

517 pts

Vancomycin 15 mg/kg bid

3-7days

followed by oral cephalexin

10-14 days

Oritavancin 1.5-3 mg/kg qd

3-7 days

SUCCESS :

bacteriological

clinical

with MRSA

76 %

80 %

74 %

76 %

74 %

Wasilewski et al 41st ICAAC (2001)