title: Comparative in vitro activity of teicoplanin and vancomycin against United States teicoplanin clinical trial isolates of gram-positive cocci.
abstract: In this study, the in vitro activity of teicoplanin and vancomycin was directly compared against 503 Gram-positive cocci isolated during the U.S. teicoplanin clinical trials. Both antibiotics were equally active against oxacillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus, oxacillin-sensitive and oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis, and other coagulase-negative staphylococci, except Staphylococcus haemolyticus. Teicoplanin was fourfold more active than vancomycin against oxacillin-resistant S. aureus (MIC90, 0.5 vs. 2.0 micrograms/ml), whereas vancomycin was more active than teicoplanin (MIC90, 2.0 vs. 8.0 micrograms/ml) against oxacillin-resistant S. haemolyticus. Teicoplanin was two- to eightfold more active than vancomycin against the streptococci and enterococci tested.
authors.affiliation: Merrell Dow Research Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268-0470.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Kenny
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Dulworth
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Brackman
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006020:Glycopeptides / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007934:Leuconostoc / Q000187:drug effects; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000187:drug effects*; D017334:Teicoplanin; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D006020:Glycopeptides; D017334:Teicoplanin; D014640:Vancomycin