| Literature DB >> 10817739 |
C Torres-Viera1, C Thauvin-Eliopoulos, M Souli, P DeGirolami, M G Farris, C B Wennersten, R D Sofia, G M Eliopoulos.
Abstract
In vitro, the antimicrobial agent taurolidine inhibited virtually all of the bacteria tested, including vancomycin-resistant enterococci, oxacillin-resistant staphylococci, and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia, at concentrations between 250 and 2,000 microg/ml. Taurolidine was not effective in experimental endocarditis. While it appears unlikely that this antimicrobial would be useful for systemic therapy, its bactericidal activity and the resistance rates found (<10(-9)) are favorable indicators for its possible development for topical use.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10817739 PMCID: PMC89943 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.44.6.1720-1724.2000
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191