| Literature DB >> 15059127 |
F W Goldstein1, R Atoui, A Ben Ali, J C Nguyen, A Ly, M D Kitzis.
Abstract
The combination of vancomycin and beta-lactams is often considered synergistic and has been recommended for the treatment of glycopeptide-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (GISA) infections. In this study, the combination of vancomycin or teicoplanin with different beta-lactams was tested. When using NaCl 4% w/v, for better expression of heterogeneous resistance to beta-lactams, with a longer (48-h) incubation period and a higher (10(7) CFU/mL) inoculum, the association of vancomycin with beta-lactams was antagonistic. However, a synergistic effect was observed for teicoplanin under the same conditions.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID: 15059127 DOI: 10.1111/j.1198-743X.2004.00856.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Microbiol Infect ISSN: 1198-743X Impact factor: 8.067