Fever for days: A challenging case of dalbavancin-induced fever

Dalbavancin is a novel long acting lipoglycopeptide antibiotic with a favorable safety profile approved for treating Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections (ABSSSI) caused by Gram-positive organisms. Given its long half-life, a two-dose regimen can provide effective systemic therapy for...

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Main Authors: Mohamed A. Almahal, Claire Wan, Benjamin Albrecht, Sarah Green, Ahmed Babiker
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-01-01
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250924002142
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Claire Wan
Benjamin Albrecht
Sarah Green
Ahmed Babiker
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description Dalbavancin is a novel long acting lipoglycopeptide antibiotic with a favorable safety profile approved for treating Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections (ABSSSI) caused by Gram-positive organisms. Given its long half-life, a two-dose regimen can provide effective systemic therapy for up to six weeks, making it an appealing option to avoid prolonged intravenous antibiotic therapy. Herein, we report a case of a 27-year-old male who developed dalbavancin-induced fever while treating Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia. Despite being inconsistently reported, our case highlights fever as a possible side effect of dalbavancin therapy, and the challenging management of this adverse event given its prolonged half-life.
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spelling doaj-art-2821eb06cbaa43eb820d2c776072e79c2025-08-20T02:06:19ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092025-01-0139e0213810.1016/j.idcr.2024.e02138Fever for days: A challenging case of dalbavancin-induced feverMohamed A. Almahal0Claire Wan1Benjamin Albrecht2Sarah Green3Ahmed Babiker4Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USADivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA; Corresponding author.Dalbavancin is a novel long acting lipoglycopeptide antibiotic with a favorable safety profile approved for treating Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections (ABSSSI) caused by Gram-positive organisms. Given its long half-life, a two-dose regimen can provide effective systemic therapy for up to six weeks, making it an appealing option to avoid prolonged intravenous antibiotic therapy. Herein, we report a case of a 27-year-old male who developed dalbavancin-induced fever while treating Methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia. Despite being inconsistently reported, our case highlights fever as a possible side effect of dalbavancin therapy, and the challenging management of this adverse event given its prolonged half-life.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250924002142DalbavancinFeverAdverse effectsMSSACross-reactivity
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Claire Wan
Benjamin Albrecht
Sarah Green
Ahmed Babiker
Fever for days: A challenging case of dalbavancin-induced fever
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Dalbavancin
Fever
Adverse effects
MSSA
Cross-reactivity
title Fever for days: A challenging case of dalbavancin-induced fever
title_full Fever for days: A challenging case of dalbavancin-induced fever
title_fullStr Fever for days: A challenging case of dalbavancin-induced fever
title_full_unstemmed Fever for days: A challenging case of dalbavancin-induced fever
title_short Fever for days: A challenging case of dalbavancin-induced fever
title_sort fever for days a challenging case of dalbavancin induced fever
topic Dalbavancin
Fever
Adverse effects
MSSA
Cross-reactivity
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250924002142
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