Pharmacodynamics of antibiotics with respect to bacterial killing of and release of lipoteichoic acid by Streptococcus pneumoniae | Zendy

Herman Mattie | Zendy; K. Stuertz | Zendy; Roland Nau | Zendy; Jaap T. van Dissel | Zendy

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Pharmacodynamics of antibiotics with respect to bacterial killing of and release of lipoteichoic acid by Streptococcus pneumoniae

Author(s) -

Herman Mattie,

K. Stuertz,

Roland Nau,

Jaap T. van Dissel

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dki176

Subject(s) - trovafloxacin , lipoteichoic acid , microbiology and biotechnology , streptococcus pneumoniae , virginiamycin , antibiotics , antibacterial agent , quinupristin , biology , bacteria , chemistry , vancomycin , staphylococcus aureus , genetics

There are marked differences in the amount of immunoreactive components such as lipoteichoic acid (LTA) released from Gram-positive bacteria following exposure to different antibiotics. Little is known about the kinetics and amount of release of such components in relation to bacterial killing.

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