IN-VITRO ACTIVITY OF RP-59500 (QUINUPRISTIN DALFOPRISTIN) AGAINST ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT STRAINS OF STREPTOCOCCUS-PNEUMONIAE AND ENTEROCOCCI

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JOHNSON, CC [1 ]
SLAVOSKI, L [1 ]
SCHWARTZ, M [1 ]
MAY, P [1 ]
PITSAKIS, PG [1 ]
SHUR, AL [1 ]
LEVISON, ME [1 ]
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[1] DEPT VET AFFAIRS,PHILADELPHIA,PA 19104
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10.1016/0732-8893(95)00068-L
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The activity of RP 59500 (quinupristin/dalfopristin) was evaluated in vitro against antibiotic-resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae (N = 15) and Enterococcus spp. (N = 43). By broth dilution MIC tests RP 59500 was highly active against penicillin-resistant S. pneumoniae and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium, but showed poor activity against E. faecalis. In time-kill studies the drug was rapidly bactericidal against S. pneumoniae but failed to kill most enterococci, even in the presence of gentamicin or human serum.
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