Efficacy of telavancin against penicillin-resistant pneumococci and Staphylococcus aureus in a rabbit meningitis model and determination of kinetic parameters.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
; 50(2): 770-3, 2006 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
The penetration of telavancin was 2% into inflamed meninges and ca. 1 per thousand into noninflamed meninges after two intravenous injections (30 mg/kg of body weight). In experimental meningitis, telavancin was significantly superior to vancomycin combined with ceftriaxone against a penicillin-resistant pneumococcal strain. Against a methicillin-sensitive staphylococcal strain, telavancin was slightly but not significantly superior to vancomycin.
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Infecções Estafilocócicas
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Resistência às Penicilinas
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Meningites Bacterianas
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Aminoglicosídeos
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Meningite Pneumocócica
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Antibacterianos
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Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Ano de publicação:
2006
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