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Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
; 106(3): 115947, 2023 Jul.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37116243
RESUMO
We measured antibiotic penetration and bioavailability in staphylococcus biofilms using simulated humanized concentrations of fluorescent vancomycin plus or minus rifampin. Vancomycin percent recovery across biofilm layers was:upper = 46%, middle = 40%, and lower = 33%. Vancomycin plus rifampin was not significantly different (P = 0.65). Addition of rifampin did not improve vancomycin penetration across biofilm layers.