In vitro activity of quinupristin/dalfopristin against selected bacterial pathogens isolated in Italy.
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Summary
Findings suggest a putative role for quinupristin/dalfopristin in the empirical treatment of severe nosocomial and community-acquired infections caused by pathogens often displaying resistance to multiple antibiotics.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 1999-08-01
- Cited by
- 5
- References
- 34
- Access
- Open access
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- https://openalex.org/W1771336156
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Keywords
Quinupristin, Dalfopristin, Microbiology, Enterococcus faecium, Biology
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- In vitro Activity of Rifaximin, Metronidazole and Vancomycin against Clostridium difficile and the Rate of Selection of Spontaneously Resistant Mutants against Representative Anaerobic and Aerobic Bacteria, Including Ammonia-Producing Species
- Comparative In Vitro Activities of Linezolid, Quinupristin-Dalfopristin, Moxifloxacin, and Trovafloxacin against Erythromycin-Susceptible and -Resistant Streptococci
- Activities of a New Oral Streptogramin, XRP 2868, Compared to Those of Other Agents against Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus Species
- Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns and Serotypes of Antibiotic Resistant and/or Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains Circulating in Italy
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