| Literature DB >> 10952613 |
V Kak1, S M Donabedian, M J Zervos, R Kariyama, H Kumon, J W Chow.
Abstract
Enterococcus faecalis LC40 is an ampicillin-susceptible clinical isolate with high-level gentamicin resistance due to the aac(6')-Ie-aph(2")-Ia aminoglycoside resistance gene. The combination of ampicillin plus arbekacin reduced mean bacterial vegetation counts significantly more than ampicillin alone or ampicillin plus gentamicin in a rabbit model of aortic-valve endocarditis caused by E. faecalis LC40.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10952613 PMCID: PMC90103 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.44.9.2545-2546.2000
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191