title: Vancomycin and daptomycin pharmacodynamics differ against a site-directed Staphylococcus epidermidis mutant displaying the small-colony-variant phenotype.
abstract: Catheter-related bloodstream infections due to slow-growing Staphylococcus epidermidis small-colony variants (SCVs) are extremely difficult to treat. Daptomycin and vancomycin pharmacodynamics were evaluated against a site-directed hemB mutant of S. epidermidis displaying the SCV phenotype and compared to that of the parental strain. The maximal killing effect decreased by 7.7-fold for vancomycin and 1.5-fold for daptomycin against the SCV mutant and were well characterized by a Hill-type mathematical model (R2 > 0.97).
authors: Laboratory for Antimicrobial Pharmacodynamics, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA.
authors: Marina
authors: M
authors: Wu
authors: Christof
authors: C
authors: von Eiff
authors: Nahed
authors: N
authors: Al Laham
authors: Brian T
authors: BT
authors: Tsuji
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017576:Daptomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D016297:Mutagenesis, Site-Directed; D009154:Mutation; D010641:Phenotype; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D014640:Vancomycin; D017576:Daptomycin