title: Comparative bactericidal activities of daptomycin and vancomycin against glycopeptide-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (GISA) and heterogeneous GISA isolates.
abstract: Staphylococcus aureus strains from the U.S. SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program, 2002-2003, glycopeptide-intermediate S. aureus (GISA) strains, and heterogeneous GISA (hGISA) strains were used to compare bactericidal activities of daptomycin and vancomycin using MICs and minimum bactericidal concentrations. Glycopeptide-susceptible S. aureus and hGISA strains were further studied by using time-kill curves. For all isolates, the daptomycin MIC50 and MIC90 are four times lower and the log drops in viable counts at 6 h and 24 h are significantly greater than those for vancomycin.
authors.affiliation: Bristol Centre for Antimicrobial Research and Evaluation, Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TD, United Kingdom. mandy.wootton@nphs.wales.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Mandy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wootton
authors.forename: Alasdair P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: MacGowan
authors.forename: Timothy R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Walsh
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017576:Daptomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin; D017576:Daptomycin