Daptomycin for treatment of patients with bone and joint infections: a systematic review of the clinical evidence.
The treatment of bone and joint infections, mainly caused
by Staphylococcus aureus, is challenging. The aim of this study was to systematically review the clinical evidence for the use of daptomycin in the treatment of bone and joint infections. A systematic search of the literature was performed in the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases. The search was limited to studies published