title: Comparative in vitro activities of teicoplanin, vancomycin, oxacillin, and other antimicrobial agents against bacteremic isolates of gram-positive cocci.
abstract: The in vitro activities of teicoplanin and vancomycin were compared with those of six other antimicrobial agents against 460 bacteremic isolates of gram-positive cocci. Teicoplanin was as active as vancomycin but less active than ciprofloxacin against staphylococci. Teicoplanin was the most potent of all agents tested against enterococci and had excellent activity against pneumococci.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Administration Medical Center, Buffalo, New York.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Gorzynski
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Amsterdam
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Beam
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rotstein
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006020:Glycopeptides / Q000494:pharmacology; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010068:Oxacillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*; D017334:Teicoplanin; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D006020:Glycopeptides; D017334:Teicoplanin; D014640:Vancomycin; D010068:Oxacillin