Comparative efficacy of trovafloxacin in experimental endocarditis caused by ciprofloxacin-sensitive, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Kim, YS; Liu, Q; Chow, LL; Chambers, HF; Täuber, MG (1998). Comparative efficacy of trovafloxacin in experimental endocarditis caused by ciprofloxacin-sensitive, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 42(12), pp. 3325-7. Washington, D.C.: American Society for Microbiology

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The new fluoroquinolone trovafloxacin was tested against a ciprofloxacin-sensitive, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain in the rabbit model of endocarditis. Trovafloxacin was more effective than vancomycin (CFU/g of vegetation, 2.65 +/- 1.87 versus 4.54 +/- 2.80 [mean +/- standard deviation]; P < 0.05) or ampicillin-sulbactam plus rifampin (4.9 +/- 1.1 CFU/g). The addition of ampicillin-sulbactam to trovafloxacin tended to reduce titers further.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute for Infectious Diseases

UniBE Contributor:

Täuber, Martin G.

ISSN:

0066-4804

ISBN:

9835540

Publisher:

American Society for Microbiology

Language:

English

Submitter:

Factscience Import

Date Deposited:

04 Oct 2013 15:00

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:18

PubMed ID:

9835540

Web of Science ID:

000077358500051

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/25766 (FactScience: 60901)

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