Article
In vitro activity of RP 59500 (quinupristin/dalfopristin) and ramoplanin against vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jan 1995
Ristow T A, Noskin G A, Warren J R, Peterson L R
Abstract excerpt
Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREF) collected between July 1991 and February 1994 were tested in vitro against RP 59500 and ramoplanin using agar dilution and standard macro broth dilution procedures. Colony counts were determined at 0, 4, and 24 h. RP 59500 had an MIC range of < or...
Topics
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Colony Count, Microbial
- Depsipeptides
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Enterococcus faecium
- Genes, Bacterial
- Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
- Humans
- Kinetics
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Peptides, Cyclic
- Phenotype
- Vancomycin
- Virginiamycin