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2014•AJN American Journal of NursingRequires access

Two New Antibiotics Treat Severe Skin Infections

Diane S. Aschenbrenner

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Two new antibiotics, tedizolid (Sivextro) and oritavancin (Orbactiv), were recently approved to treat serious skin and skin-structure infections. Tedizolid is given for six days either orally or intravenously. The most common adverse effects are nausea, headache, diarrhea, vomiting, and dizziness. Oritavancin is given as a single IV dose. The most common adverse effects are headache, nausea, vomiting, limb and subcutaneous abscesses, and diarrhea.

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Two new antibiotics, tedizolid (Sivextro) and oritavancin (Orbactiv), were recently approved to treat serious skin and skin-structure infections. Tedizolid is given for six days either orally or intravenously. The most common adverse effects are nausea, headache, diarrhea, vomiting, and dizziness. Oritavancin is given as a single IV dose. The most common adverse effects are headache, nausea, vomiting, limb and subcutaneous abscesses, and diarrhea.

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Two new antibiotics, tedizolid (Sivextro) and oritavancin (Orbactiv), were recently approved to treat serious skin and skin-structure infections. Tedizolid is given for six days either orally or intravenously. The most common adverse effects are nausea, headache, diarrhea, vomiting, and dizziness. Oritavancin is given as a single IV dose. The most common adverse effects are headache, nausea, vomiting, limb and subcutaneous abscesses, and diarrhea.

Key concepts: Vomiting, Nausea, Medicine, Diarrhea, Adverse effect, Antibiotics, Skin infection, Anesthesia

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