ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY OF EXPERIMENTAL ENDOCARDITIS CAUSED BY STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS
ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY OF EXPERIMENTAL ENDOCARDITIS CAUSED BY STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS
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DOI:
10.1093/infdis/131.4.367
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发表时间:
1975-01-01
影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
JOHNSON, ML
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作者:
SANDE, MA;JOHNSON, ML
The rate at which various antimicrobial agents eradicatedStaphylococcus aureusfrom cardiac vegetations in a rabbit model of endocarditis was studied. The rate at which various drugs and combinations killed high titers of bacteria in broth correlated with the relative effectiveness of the agents in vivo. Gentamicin plus penicillin proved to be synergistic in vitro and more effective in eradicating bacteria from cardiac vegetations in vivo than was penicillin alone. Vancomycin killed bacteria at a rate similar to that for the combination of penicillin and gentamicin, and the rate for cefazolin was similar to that for penicillin alone. Clindamycin was less effective in vivo and in vitro than penicillin. Therapy with rifampin led to the emergence of resistant organisms, and, when combined with penicillin, this drug was less effective in vitro and in vivo than was penicillin alone. This model appears to offer an effective method for evaluation of antimicrobial treatment of staphylococcal endocarditis.