Comparative In Vitro Susceptibilities of 396 Unusual Anaerobic Strains to Tigecycline and Eight Other Antimicrobial Agents | Zendy

Ellie J. C. Goldstein | Zendy; Diane M. Citron | Zendy; C. Vreni Merriam | Zendy; Yumi A. Warren | Zendy; Kerin L. Tyrrell | Zendy; Helen T. Fernandez | Zendy

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Comparative In Vitro Susceptibilities of 396 Unusual Anaerobic Strains to Tigecycline and Eight Other Antimicrobial Agents

Author(s) -

Ellie J. C. Goldstein,

Diane M. Citron,

C. Vreni Merriam,

Yumi A. Warren,

Kerin L. Tyrrell,

Helen T. Fernandez

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07

H-Index - 259

eISSN - 1070-6283

pISSN - 0066-4804

DOI - 10.1128/aac.00499-06

Subject(s) - tigecycline , microbiology and biotechnology , antimicrobial , biology , prevotella , anaerobic exercise , in vitro , bacteria , biochemistry , physiology , genetics

Tigecycline was tested against 396 strains of lesser-known anaerobic species encountered in human infections. It was active against all gram-positive strains and 228 of 232 gram-negative anaerobes at < or =1 microg/ml. One strain of Prevotella oralis was nonsusceptible at 8 microg/ml.

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