Comparative Activity of Daptomycin and Teicoplanin against Enterococci Isolated from Blood and Urine

The authors compared the activity of daptomycin with that of ampicillin, penicillin, teicoplanin and vancomycin against 304 strains of Enterococcus species isolated from blood and urine. Daptomycin was as active as penicillin against Enterococcus faecalis: 90% of strains were inhibited by 2 mg/L. Da...

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Main Authors: Kevin R Forward, Patricia DeGagne, Kathryn R Bartlett, Godfrey K Harding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1992-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1992/257026
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