title: Oral temafloxacin versus vancomycin for therapy of experimental endocarditis caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: We compared oral temafloxacin, a new fluoroquinolone agent, with vancomycin, each with and without rifampin, in the therapy of rats with aortic valve endocarditis caused by a clinical isolate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The temafloxacin, vancomycin, and rifampin MICs and MBCs were 0.78 and 1.56, 1.56 and 3.13, and less than 0.024 and 0.78 microgram/ml, respectively. The animals were classified into the following six treatment groups: vancomycin (60 mg/kg) +/- rifampin (6 mg/kg) each intramuscularly every 12 h for 5 days; temafloxacin (100 mg/kg) orally +/- rifampin (6 mg/kg) intramuscularly every 12 h for 5 days; rifampin (6 mg/kg) intramuscularly every 12 h for 5 days; and untreated controls. All regimens with either vancomycin or temafloxacin resulted in improved survival over controls, but only temafloxacin regimens resulted in a significant reduction in bacterial counts in vegetations. These data support further investigation of the efficacy of temafloxacin in treating serious infections caused by methicillin-resistant S. aureus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19129.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Hessen
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Pitsakis
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kaye
mesh_terms: D042462:4-Quinolones; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy*; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D008297:Male; D008712:Methicillin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D015363:Quinolones; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D042462:4-Quinolones; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D015363:Quinolones; C054745:temafloxacin; D014640:Vancomycin; D008712:Methicillin; D012293:Rifampin