Assess if Dalbavancin or Oritavancin Can Expedite Discharges

March 2020

You'll hear the IV antibiotics dalbavancin (Dalvance) or oritavancin (Orbactiv) promoted to prevent or reduce hospital stays.

Think of these like a long-acting vancomycin. But they're usually given as a single dose...and only labeled for skin infections.

They cover similar organisms as vancomycin...plus oritavancin covers the most common strain of vancomycin-resistant enterococci.

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