title: Comparative in vitro activity of LY146032 (daptomycin) against gram-positive cocci.
abstract: The in vitro activity of LY146032 was compared with those of seven other antimicrobial agents against gram-positive cocci. MICs of LY146032 were lowest for Streptococcus pneumoniae and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus epidermidis (0.25 mg/l). For methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus the MICs were 1 mg/l, for Enterococcus faecalis 2 mg/l and for Enterococcus faecium 4 mg/l. The activity of LY146032 was in general higher than that of vancomycin. Time-kill studies showed LY146032 had higher bactericidal activity than vancomycin against a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain, and bactericidal activity against Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium.
mesh_terms: D049933:Aminocoumarins; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003374:Coumarins / Q000494:pharmacology; D017576:Daptomycin; D006020:Glycopeptides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000187:drug effects*; D017334:Teicoplanin; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D049933:Aminocoumarins; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003374:Coumarins; D006020:Glycopeptides; D010455:Peptides; D017334:Teicoplanin; D014640:Vancomycin; D017576:Daptomycin; C004628:coumermycin