title: [Bactericidal activity of daptomycin and vancomycin alone or in combination with tobramycin, netilmicin or ampicillin against enterococcus].
abstract: The in vitro bactericidal activity of daptomycin and vancomycin alone or in combination was studied against enterococci in a microtiter checkerboard assay and by kill-kinetic experiments. Daptomycin was more active than vancomycin and was bactericidal. Better Fractional Bactericidal Concentration indices were observed with combinations of vancomycin with aminoglycosides, but in kill-kinetic studies, the combinations of 4 MICs of daptomycin with 4 mg/l of tobramycin or netilmicin produced the more lethal effect; these combinations were even more lethal than ampicillin and aminoglycosides in the same conditions. While vancomycin and ampicillin were antagonistic, synergistic FBC indices were observed with daptomycin and ampicillin in combination, but at 4 MICs of each antibiotic, the combination was less bactericidal than ampicillin alone. The bactericidal effect obtained with daptomycin in combination with aminoglycosides suggest that further evaluation of these combinations in enterococcal endocarditis could have a clinical interest if this bactericidal effect was confirmed by in vivo studies.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire, Dijon, France.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Duez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Péchinot
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Siébor
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cordin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kazmierczak
mesh_terms: D000667:Ampicillin / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D017576:Daptomycin; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000187:drug effects; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009428:Netilmicin / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010455:Peptides / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000187:drug effects*; D014031:Tobramycin / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010455:Peptides; D009428:Netilmicin; D014640:Vancomycin; D000667:Ampicillin; D017576:Daptomycin; D014031:Tobramycin
vernacular_title: Activité bactéricide de la daptomycine et de la vancomycine seules ou en association avec la tobramycine, la nétilmicine ou l'ampicilline, sur les entérocoques.