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N Aritaka1, H Hanaki, L Cui, K Hiramatsu.
Abstract
We tested the combined activity of vancomycin and seven beta-lactam antibiotics against Staphylococcus aureus clinical strain Mu3, which displays heterogeneous resistance to vancomycin. When combined with vancomycin, four of the seven tested beta-lactams exhibited an additive effect at or near their MICs, while all showed an antagonistic effect at lower, sub-MIC levels. This study implicated the unpredictable nature of combination therapy of beta-lactams and vancomycin against S. aureus with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11257050 PMCID: PMC90459 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.45.4.1292-1294.2001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191