China Registration Study in Patients With Skin Infections

A Phase 3, Multicentre, Randomised, Investigator-blinded, Parallel-groupStudy of the Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Daptomycin (Cubicin®)Compared With That of Comparator (Vancomycin or Vancomycin Followed by Semi-synthetic Penicillin-cloxacillin) in the Treatment of Chinese Subjects With cSSSI

The objectives of this study is to evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Daptomycin (Cubicin®)Compared with that of Comparator (Vancomycin or Vancomycin Followed by Semi-synthetic Penicillin-cloxacillin) in the Treatment of Chinese Subjects with Complicated Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infection due to Gram-Positive Pathogens.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Provision of inform consent
• A diagnosis of of complicated skin and skin structure infection known or suspected to be due to Gram-positive bacteria
• Diagnosis of bacterial skin and skin structure infection in the presence of some complicating factor, including infections involving deeper soft tissue or requiring surgical intervention, a pre-existing lesion or underlying condition affect healing

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects known to have any bloodstream infection (including bloodstream infection caused by S. aureus). Subjects whose baseline blood cultures are positive for any clinically pathogenic organism ( including S. aureus ) should be discontinued from study
• Minor or superficial skin infections, Infected "decubitus"ulcer, Perirectal abscess, Hidradenitis suppurativa, Myositis, Multiple infected ulcers at distant sites, Infected burn wounds of a large area,
• Conditions requiring surgery that in and of itself would cure the infection or remove the infected site (eg, amputation)
• Conditions requiring emergent surgical intervention at the site of infection (eg, progressive necrotizing infections)