New antimicrobial agents for the treatment of Gram-positive bacterial infections

被引:74
作者
Aksoy, D. Y. [2 ]
Unal, S. [1 ]
机构
[1] Hacettepe Univ, Fac Med, Dept Internal Med, Infect Dis Sect, TR-06100 Ankara, Turkey
[2] Hacettepe Univ, Dept Internal Med, TR-06100 Ankara, Turkey
关键词
ceftobiprole; daptomycin; linezolid; quinupristin-dalfopristin; review; tigecycline;
D O I
10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01933.x
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
Since the 1970s, resistance to antimicrobial agents has become an escalating problem. In the last 25 years, treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria has been more problematical than ever, with infections being caused by multidrug-resistant organisms, particularly methicillin-resistant staphylococci, penicillin- and erythromycin-resistant pneumococci, and vancomycin-resistant enterococci. There is a continuing effort in the pharmaceutical industry to develop new antimicrobial agents for the treatment of resistant infections. Linezolid, quinupristin-dalfopristin, daptomycin, tigecyline, new glycopeptides and ceftobiprole are the main agents recently introduced or under clinical development. This review summarises their major properties, the results of recent studies with these agents, and future treatment possibilities.
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页码:411 / 420
页数:10
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