Tigecycline-resistant Enterococcus faecalis strain isolated from a German intensive care unit patient
Author(s) -
Guido Werner,
Sabine Gfrörer,
Carola Fleige,
W. Witte,
Ingo Klare
Publication year - 2008
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/dkn065
Subject(s) - tigecycline , enterococcus faecalis , microbiology and biotechnology , intensive care unit , enterococcus , medicine , strain (injury) , german , biology , antibiotics , intensive care medicine , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , geography , genetics , archaeology
Institute for LaboratoryMedicine, Vinzenz von Paul Clinics, MarienhospitalStuttgart, Bo¨heimstr. 37, D-70199 Stuttgart, GermanyKeywords: reserpine, omeprazole, glycylcyclines, tetX*Corresponding author. Tel: þ49-3943-679210; Fax: þ49-3943-679207; E-mail: wernerg@rki.de†Present address. Centre for Diagnostic Medicine, Robert BoschHospital Stuttgart, Auerbachstr. 110, D-70376 Stuttgart,Germany.Sir,Tigecycline is a member of the new group of glycylcyclines anda promising new antibiotic of last resort, active against manybacteria including Enterococcus spp.
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