title: Comparative activity of teicoplanin and vancomycin against 400 penicillin susceptible and resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. The French Study Group.
abstract: The MICs of teicoplanin and vancomycin were determined for 400 penicillin-susceptible and -resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated during a multicenter study in 1992. Teicoplanin displayed a four-fold better activity than vancomycin, with modal MICs of these agents being 0.06 and 0.25 micrograms/ml, respectively. These data warrant further studies with teicoplanin in the treatment of pneumococcal infections.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Saint-Joseph, Laboratoire de Microbiologie Médicale, Paris, France.
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Geslin
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Acar
mesh_terms: D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects*; D017334:Teicoplanin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D017334:Teicoplanin; D014640:Vancomycin