| Literature DB >> 17116684 |
Ingrid Bourgeois1, Martine Pestel-Caron, Jean-Francois Lemeland, Jean-Louis Pons, Francois Caron.
Abstract
Tolerance to vancomycin and teicoplanin in 90 clinical isolates of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) was investigated by time-kill curve methodology. Only six strains, belonging to the Staphylococcus lugdunensis species, exhibited tolerance. The seven other S. lugdunensis strains tested displayed weak susceptibility to the bactericidal activity of glycopeptides compared to the other CoNS. These phenomena are of concern, since S. lugdunensis is recognized as one of the most pathogenic CoNS.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17116684 PMCID: PMC1797755 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00719-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191