Le infezioni in medicina : rivista periodica di eziologia, epidemiologia, diagnostica, clinica e terapia delle patologie infettive
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Multicenter Study
Tigecycline in the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia: experience from the Latin American Tigecycline Use Registry.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical success rate of the patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) treated with tigecycline. ⋯ As initial evidence, our results suggest that tigecycline may be an acceptable alternative for therapy in patients with VAP. Nevertheless, only controlled clinical trials will provide the evidence to support approval for new indications.