Real-World Experience on the Use of Eravacycline at Doses of 1 mg/kg Bodyweight and Fixed Dose Strategy in Two European Tertiary Centers.

Background

Eravaycline is a novel fully synthetic fluorocycline that is currently approved for complicated intra-abdominal infections. However, it is sometimes also used off-label in tertiary care centers for other infection sites as an antibiotic of last resort due to its broad spectrum of activity and efficacy against Enterobacterales, including multidrug-resistant pathogens like extended spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producers or carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales, as well as all Gram-positive organisms including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin- and linezolid-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VRE).

Methods

We retrospectively included a total of 78 patients from Austria and Udine who received eravacycline between April 2023 and August 2024 to evaluate the real-world efficacy of eravacycline in various infection sites and pathogens using descriptive statistics.

Results

Eravacycline was most commonly used in intra-abdominal infections (44.9%), followed by pneumonia (12.8%) and infections of unknown origin (7.7%). Escherichia coli, including ESBL producers, was the most common pathogen (24.4%), followed by Enterococcus spp. (12.8%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae (12.8%). Clinical cure was achieved in 65% of patients, whereas microbiological cure was documented in 46%; source control was attained in 48.7%, and 16.7% died within 30 days. A total of 48% of patients required intensive care.

Conclusions

Eravacycline represents a possible therapeutic option for a wide range of pathogens, but its use must be evaluated in the context of infection site and severity.