Vancomycin and Oxacillin Synergy for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci
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Vancomycin and oxacillin synergy for methicillin-resistant staphylococci.
An increase in oxacillin activity was observed against methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci (MRCNS) and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the presence of a sub-MIC of vancomycin. Vancomycin and oxacillin were synergistic against 14 of 21 strains of MRCNS and MRSA. A pattern of enhanced killing was also supported by time-kill studies. These results suggest t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0066-4804,1098-6596
DOI: 10.1128/aac.44.5.1394-1396.2000