Open AccessEvaluation of the effect of oritavancin on Clostridium difficile spore germination, outgrowth and recovery
Author(s) -
C. H. Chilton,
Jane Freeman,
Simon D. Baines,
G. S. Crowther,
Scott Nicholson,
Mark H. Wilcox
Publication year - 2013
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/dkt160
Subject(s) - spore , vancomycin , microbiology and biotechnology , clostridium difficile , metronidazole , spore germination , germination , staphylococcus aureus , biology , bacteria , antibiotics , horticulture , genetics
Previous work suggests oritavancin may be inhibitory to Clostridium difficile spores. We have evaluated the effects of oritavancin exposure on C. difficile spore germination, outgrowth and recovery.
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