title: Teicoplanin in the treatment of infections caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci.
abstract: A total of 88 patients were treated with teicoplanin for infections caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci in open clinical studies in France and the UK. Teicoplanin was administered once daily, with a mean dose of 323 mg, for a mean duration of 16 days. Thirty-nine patients received teicoplanin alone while 49 received combination treatment. Clinical cure or improvement occurred in 79 of 82 evaluable cases (96.3%) and bacteriological elimination in 82 cases (95.1%). Treatment with teicoplanin alone was clinically successful in all cases, including 20 septicaemias, and the elimination rate was 93%. There was no apparent correlation between clinical and bacteriological outcomes and results of in-vitro testing. The variation in MICs between France and the UK was attributed to differences in the methods used.
authors.affiliation: Merrell Dow Research Institute, Egham, Surrey, UK.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Harding
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Garaud
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy; D003030:Coagulase / Q000378:metabolism; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006020:Glycopeptides / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D010000:Osteitis / Q000188:drug therapy; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D017334:Teicoplanin; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003030:Coagulase; D006020:Glycopeptides; D017334:Teicoplanin