PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Shuman, Jill ED - Jorgensen, Daniel TI - Brilacidin DP - 2015 Jul 23 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 11--11 VI - 15 IP - 48 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/48/11.2.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/48/11.2.full AB - Brilacidin is a novel host defense protein being studied for the treatment of community-acquired skin and soft tissue infections. A phase 2b trial shows that a single-dose injection of brilacidin is as effective as a 7-day dose of daptomycin in treating acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections associated with Staphylococcus aureus.