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Table 3 Serious adverse events (SAE) occurring in 6 patients under daptomycin-based antimicrobial therapy

From: Daptomycin > 6 mg/kg/day as salvage therapy in patients with complex bone and joint infection: cohort study in a regional reference center

Patient

Dose (mg/kg/d)

Additional antibiotic

SAE

SAE onset (days)

Cmin at SAE onset (mg/L)

Daptomycin withdrawal

Companion drug withdrawal

1

8,8

Rifampicin*

Neutropenia

73

NA

Yes

Yes

2

7,1

Rifampicin

Hypereosinophilia

92

NA

Yes

No

3

8,4

Rifampicin

Eosinophilic pneumonia, rhabdomyolysis

10

134

Yes

Yes

4

8,7

Pristinamycin

PICC thrombosis

12

NA

Yes

No

5

8,7

None

Eosinophilic pneumonia

23

38

Yes

NA

6

7,8

Linezolid

Acute renal failure

8

NA

Yes

Yes

  1. In bold: SAE directly attributed to daptomycin
  2. NA Not available, PICC Peripherally inserted central catheter, SAE Serious adverse event
  3. *Rifampicin can induce both neutropenia and eosinophilia