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In vitro activities of linezolid and tigecycline against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains

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dc.creator KAYA, Onur
dc.creator AKÇAM, Füsun Zeynep
dc.creator NURLU TEMEL, Esra
dc.date 2008-05-31T21:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned 2020-10-06T09:35:51Z
dc.date.available 2020-10-06T09:35:51Z
dc.identifier 28792ad7-0fa0-4ebd-901a-42ca6ecf2e2c
dc.identifier 10.1089/mdr.2008.0801
dc.identifier https://avesis.sdu.edu.tr/publication/details/28792ad7-0fa0-4ebd-901a-42ca6ecf2e2c/oai
dc.identifier.uri http://acikerisim.sdu.edu.tr/xmlui/handle/123456789/55938
dc.description Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a nosocomial pathogen that causes morbidity and mortality worldwide. The options for the treatment of MRSA infections are limited. Linezolid is an antibacterial agent of oxazolidinone group. It has a spectrum limited to gram-positive bacteria. Tigecycline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic of glycylcycline group. A total of 60 MRSA strains isolated from various clinical specimens were included in the study. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) were determined by Etest method, according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) criteria. The MIC(90) was 1 mu g/ml for linezolid (range 0.094-4 mu g/ml), and 0.38 mu g/ml for tigecycline (range 0.032-1 mu g/ml). All strains were found to be susceptible to linezolid, and only one strain's MIC value was above the threshold for tigecycline. Tigecycline and linezolid may represent therapeutic options for infections caused by MRSA.
dc.language eng
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.title In vitro activities of linezolid and tigecycline against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article


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