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A Ferrara1, C Dos Santos, M Cimbro, G Gialdroni Grassi.
Abstract
The in vitro activity of combinations of sparfloxacin/oxacillin, sparfloxacin/fosfomycin, and oxacillin/fosfomycin was investigated against 16 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates and 12 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE) isolates moderately resistant to sparfloxacin. Synergic interactions were observed more frequently against MRSE than against MRSA strains. The most effective combination on both species was fosfomycin plus oxacillin, synergistic against ten of 16 MRSA and eight of 12 MRSE strains.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9272391 DOI: 10.1007/bf01708239
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN: 0934-9723 Impact factor: 3.267