title: Bactericidal activities of peptide antibiotics against multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecium.
abstract: Multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecium has emerged as a serious pathogen for which no effective therapy has been established. In this report, we describe the activities of two peptide antibiotics, ramoplanin and daptomycin, against 15 isolates of E. faecium resistant to vancomycin, ampicillin, and aminoglycosides using time-kill experiments. Both antibiotics were rapidly bactericidal when tested in broth; however, the addition of 50% serum resulted in significant regrowth. The combination of ampicillin with either ramoplanin or daptomycin largely prevented this regrowth. These peptide antibiotics showed good activity against these pathogens. While the development of daptomycin has been halted, ramoplanin may hold promise for the therapy of multidrug-resistant E. faecium, especially when combined with ampicillin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Department of Veterans Affairs, Brooklyn, New York 11209.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mobarakai
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Quale
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Landman
mesh_terms: D000667:Ampicillin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D017576:Daptomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D047630:Depsipeptides; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000494:pharmacology; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D047630:Depsipeptides; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; C041438:ramoplanin; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D014640:Vancomycin; D000667:Ampicillin; D017576:Daptomycin