title: Ciprofloxacin therapy of experimental endocarditis caused by methicillin-susceptible or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: Ciprofloxacin was more effective (P less than 0.01) than either imipenem or nafcillin therapy of experimental methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis in rabbits after 2 or 3 days of treatment. There was no significant difference between results of treatment of methicillin-susceptible S. aureus experimental endocarditis with ciprofloxacin and results with the combination of nafcillin and gentamicin. Ciprofloxacin was more effective (P less than 0.01) than vancomycin therapy of experimental methicillin-resistant S. aureus endocarditis after 3 days of treatment. After 5 days of treatment, there was no significant difference between the results of treatment of experimental methicillin-resistant S. aureus endocarditis with ciprofloxacin and results with vancomycin.
authors.affiliation: Fundacion Jimenez Diaz, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fernandez-Guerrero
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rouse
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D015378:Imipenem; D008712:Methicillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D009254:Nafcillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D011817:Rabbits; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D013845:Thienamycins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins; D013845:Thienamycins; D009254:Nafcillin; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D014640:Vancomycin; D015378:Imipenem; D008712:Methicillin