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In vitro selection of Staphylococcus aureus mutants resistant to tigecycline with intermediate susceptibility to vancomycin.
Annals of clinical microbiology and antimicrobials - 8 Mar 2016
Herrera Melina, Di Gregorio Sabrina, Fernandez Silvina, Posse Graciela, Mollerach Marta, Di Conza José
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Tigecycline (TIG) is an antibiotic belonging to the glycylcyclines class and appears to be a good choice to fight infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus. To date, TIG exhibits good activity against this microorganism. The aim of this work was to obtain in vitro mutants of S. aureus resistant to TIG and evaluate possible changes in their susceptibility patterns to other antibiotics. RESULTS: Two...
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