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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, December 2007, p. 4521-4524, Vol. 51, No. 12
0066-4804/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AAC.00435-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

In Vitro Evaluation of the Activities of Telavancin, Cefazolin, and Vancomycin against Methicillin-Susceptible and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Peritoneal Dialysate{triangledown}

Frances L. Clouse, Laurie B. Hovde, and John C. Rotschafer*

The University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Antibiotic Pharmacodynamic Research Institute, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Received 29 March 2007/ Returned for modification 11 May 2007/ Accepted 22 September 2007

This study compared the ability of telavancin to the ability of cefazolin and vancomycin to eliminate staphylococci from peritoneal dialysis fluid by using a static in vitro model to simulate the conditions of peritoneal dialysis. The results showed that telavancin exhibited statistically significantly better kill (P < 0.05) against both methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, 9-157 Weaver-Densford Hall, 308 Harvard Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Phone: (612) 624-2183. Fax: (612) 626-5082. E-mail: rotsc001{at}umn.edu

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 1 October 2007.

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, December 2007, p. 4521-4524, Vol. 51, No. 12
0066-4804/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AAC.00435-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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