Addition of daptomycin for the treatment of pneumococcal meningitis: protocol for the AddaMAP study.

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Date publication

juillet 2023

Journal

BMJ open

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr BINQUET Christine, Dr FOURNEL Isabelle


Tous les auteurs :
Chavanet P, Fournel I, Bourredjem A, Piroth L, Blot M, Sixt T, Binquet C

Résumé

The leading cause of acute bacterial meningitis in adults is . This infection is associated with high rates of mortality and morbidity related, among other factors, to the excessive host response to the pneumococcal lysis. Experimental in vitro and in vivo data show that the combination of corticosteroids/third-generation cephalosporins and the non-lytic antibiotic, daptomycin, has synergistic effects with (1) a rapid cerebrospinal fluid sterilisation, (2) less brain damages and (3) less loss of cognitive performances. Despite these encouraging results, daptomycin has never been evaluated in adult patients with pneumococcal meningitis.

Mots clés

adult intensive & critical care, clinical trial, clinical trials, infectious diseases, microbiology

Référence

BMJ Open. 2023 07 25;13(7):e073032