title: Antibacterial activity of the new glycopeptide antibiotic SKF104662.
abstract: The inhibitory activity of the new glycopeptide antibiotic SKF104662 was generally equivalent (+/- 1 concentration increment) to the activities of vancomycin, teicoplanin, and daptomycin against selected gram-positive bacteria. However, SKF104662 demonstrated greater activity against Staphylococcus epidermidis and S. haemolyticus than did teicoplanin and was more active than the other drugs against Clostridium difficile isolates. SKF104662 possessed bactericidal activity quite similar to that of vancomycin against selected isolates of Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Enterococcus species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284-7750.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Jorgensen
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Redding
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Maher
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006020:Glycopeptides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D006020:Glycopeptides; C059911:SK&F 104662