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T1 Linezolid for infective endocarditis: A structured approach based on a national database experience.
A1 Muñoz, P
A1 De la Villa, S
A1 Martínez-Sellés, M
A1 Goenaga, M A
A1 Reviejo-Jaka, K
A1 Revillas, F Arnáiz de Las
A1 García-Cuello, L
A1 Hidalgo-Tenorio, C
A1 Rodríguez-Esteban, M A
A1 Antorrena, I
A1 Castelo-Corral, L
A1 García-Vázquez, E
A1 De la Torre, J
A1 Bouza, E
A1 Spanish Collaboration on Endocarditis- Grupo de Apoyo al Manejo de la Endocarditis Infecciosa en España (GAMES), 
AB Current data on the frequency and efficacy of linezolid (LNZ) in infective endocarditis (IE) are based on small retrospective series. We used a national database to evaluate the effectiveness of LNZ in IE.This is a retrospective study of IE patients in the Spanish GAMES database who received LNZ. We defined 3 levels of therapeutic impact: LNZ  50% of the total treatment, and > 50% of the LNZ doses prescribed in the first weeks of treatment), and LNZ ≥ 7 days not fulfilling the high-impact criteria (LNZ-NHI). Effectiveness of LNZ was assessed using propensity score matching and multivariate analysis of high-impact cases in comparison to patients not treated with LNZ from the GAMES database matched for age-adjusted comorbidity Charlson index, heart failure, renal failure, prosthetic and intracardiac IE device, left-sided IE, and Staphylococcus aureus. Primary outcomes were in-hospital mortality and one-year mortality. Secondary outcomes included IE complications and relapses.From 3467 patients included in the GAMES database, 295 (8.5%) received LNZ. After excluding 3 patients, 292 were grouped as follows for the analyses: 99 (33.9%) patients in LNZ  50% of the LNZ doses prescribed in the first weeks of treatment), and LNZ ≥ 7 days not fulfilling the high-impact criteria (LNZ-NHI). Effectiveness of LNZ was assessed using propensity score matching and multivariate analysis of high-impact cases in comparison to patients not treated with LNZ from the GAMES database matched for age-adjusted comorbidity Charlson index, heart failure, renal failure, prosthetic and intracardiac IE device, left-sided IE, and Staphylococcus aureus. Primary outcomes were in-hospital mortality and one-year mortality. Secondary outcomes included IE complications and relapses.From 3467 patients included in the GAMES database, 295 (8.5%) received LNZ. After excluding 3 patients, 292 were grouped as follows for the analyses: 99 (33.9%) patients in LNZ 
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FD 2021
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10668/26476
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10668/26476
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