Open AccessComparative in vitro activities of teicoplanin, vancomycin, oxacillin, and other antimicrobial agents against bacteremic isolates of gram-positive cocci
Author(s) -
E. A. Gorzynski,
Daniel Amsterdam,
Thomas R. Beam,
Coleman Rotstein
Publication year - 1989
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.33.11.2019
Subject(s) - teicoplanin , vancomycin , microbiology and biotechnology , antimicrobial , gram positive cocci , ciprofloxacin , antibiotics , gram positive bacteria , enterococcus , biology , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , genetics
The in vitro activities of teicoplanin and vancomycin were compared with those of six other antimicrobial agents against 460 bacteremic isolates of gram-positive cocci. Teicoplanin was as active as vancomycin but less active than ciprofloxacin against staphylococci. Teicoplanin was the most potent of all agents tested against enterococci and had excellent activity against pneumococci.