title: Antipneumococcal activity of dalbavancin compared to other agents.
abstract: Against 307 pneumococci of various resistotypes, dalbavancin MICs were 0.008 to 0.125 microg/ml. All strains were susceptible to vancomycin, teicoplanin, linezolid, and quinupristin-dalfopristin. Dalbavancin at 2x MIC was bactericidal against all 10 pneumococci tested after 24 h. Vancomycin and teicoplanin killed 10 and 8 strains, respectively, at 2x MIC after 24 h.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hershey Medical Center, P.O. Box 850, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA.
authors.forename: Gengrong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Lois M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Ednie
authors.forename: Peter C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Appelbaum
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017334:Teicoplanin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017334:Teicoplanin; C469289:dalbavancin