| Literature DB >> 17662552 |
Peter J Petersen1, C Hal Jones, Patricia A Bradford.
Abstract
Time-kill kinetics performed with tigecycline, in fresh MHB, demonstrated a consistent 1 to 2 log(10) CFU/ml reduction in bacterial counts against the majority of clinically relevant pathogens tested. Although classified as a bacteriostatic agent, tigecycline shows bactericidal activity against select isolates associated with serious infection. In general, vancomycin and imipenem demonstrated bactericidal activity.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17662552 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2007.05.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN: 0732-8893 Impact factor: 2.803