Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
2009
Department
Pharmacy Practice
Abstract
We investigated the activities of telavancin and vancomycin against biofilm-producing Staphylococcus and Enterococcus strains. At clinically attainable concentrations, telavancin was active against bacteria embedded in biofilm (minimal biofilm eradication concentration [MBEC], 0.125 to 2 μg/ml) and inhibited biofilm formation at concentrations below the MIC. Vancomycin did not demonstrate the same activity (MBEC, ≥512 μg/ml) against Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis. Telavancin may have a unique role in biofilm-associated infections.
Citation/Publisher Attribution
LaPlante, K. L., & Mermel, L. A. (2009). In Vitro Activities of Telavancin and Vancomycin against Biofilm-Producing Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, and Enterococcus faecalis Strains. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 53(7), 3166-3169. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01642-08
Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01642-08
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