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A review of in-vitro antibacterial activity of quinupristin/dalfopristin against methicillin-susceptible and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 May 1997
Low D E, Nadler H L
Abstract excerpt
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) presently represents approximately 30% of clinical isolates of S. aureus in the USA. Many strains are additionally resistant to erythromycin, 15- and 16-membered macrolides (e.g. azithromycin, spiramycin), clindamycin, aminoglycosides and/or quinolones. A review of the literature shows that quinupristin/dalfopristin, a semisynthetic derivative of pristinamycin,...
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