Effective Suppression of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Species in Asymptomatic Gastrointestinal Carriers by a Novel Glycolipodepsipeptide, Ramoplanin.

Autor: Wong, Michael T., Kauffman, Carol A., Standiford, Harold C., Linden, Peter, Fort, Glenn, Fuchs, Henry J., Porter, Steven B., Wenzel, Richard P.
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Zdroj: Clinical Infectious Diseases; 11/1/2001, Vol. 33 Issue 9, p1476-1482, 7p
Abstrakt: Focuses on a study which evaluated the safety and efficacy of oral ramoplanin, a nonabsorbed glycolipodepsipeptide, for the suppression of gastrointestinal vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) colonization. Demographic characteristics of patients; Information on antimicrobial susceptibility; Role of ramoplanin against VRE.
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