کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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3348133 | 1591338 | 2008 | 7 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Tigecycline activity was evaluated against 11 808 pathogens isolated from 30 US medical centers. Susceptibility testing was performed by reference broth microdilution methods. Tigecycline (MIC50/90, 0.12/0.25 μg/mL) was highly active against Staphylococcus aureus and coagulase-negative staphylococci, regardless of oxacillin resistance. This glycylcycline (MIC50, 0.12 μg/mL) was 8- and 16-fold more potent than penicillin and linezolid against enterococci and was the most potent agent tested versus Streptococcus pneumoniae. Against Enterobacteriaceae, tigecycline (MIC90, 1 μg/mL; 98.9% susceptible) was as active as imipenem. This study demonstrated the sustained potency of tigecycline against contemporary clinically relevant Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens; tigecycline resistance was rare (0.3%).
Journal: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - Volume 60, Issue 4, April 2008, Pages 421–427