Experience with dalbavancin for long-term antimicrobial suppression of left ventricular assist device infections.

Dalbavancin is an attractive option in the management of long-term LVAD infection in patients for whom alternative oral or parenteral antibiotics are not a feasible option. Additional studies are needed to determine the optimal dosing of dalbavancin in this setting, and to study adverse events and long-term outcomes of dalbavancin.