Delafloxacin for the treatment of adult patients with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2021 Dec 16. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2021.2020098. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Delafloxacin is a novel fluoroquinolone with peculiar characteristics such as a weak acid character, frequent in vitro activity against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and a low potential for resistance selection compared with other fluoroquinolones.AREAS COVERED: The present narrative review summarizes the available data on the use of delafloxacin for the treatment of community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP).EXPERT OPINION: Delafloxacin is novel fluoroquinolone with a unique profile and some interesting characteristics for the treatment of CABP, such as its marked activity against gram-positive bacteria, including MRSA, the possible use as monotherapy (owing to anti-Gram-negative and anti-atypical bacteria activity), the retained activity against many Gram-positive organisms resistant to other fluoroquinolones, and the availability of both oral and intravenous formulations. The results of the DEFINE-CABP phase-3 randomized controlled trial have shown noninferiority of delafloxacin vs. moxifloxacin for the treatment of CABP, thereby providing a further option for this indication. Against this background, future post-marketing experiences remain of crucial importance for further refining the place in therapy of delafloxacin in the real-life management algorithms of CABP, either as first-line option or step-down/outpatient treatment....
Source: Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research