Impact of selective antimicrobial agents on staphylococcal adherence to biomedical devices
The American Journal of SurgeryPublished 22 August 2006
Charles E. Edmiston, Michael P. Goheen, Gary R. Seabrook, Christopher P. Johnson, Brian D. Lewis, Kellie R. Brown
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Daptomycin, rifampin, and linezolid demonstrated greater efficacy and speed in eradicating microbial adherence of staphylococcal isolates from selected devices compared with vancomycin, gentamicin, or ceftriaxone (P<.01).
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Daptomycin, rifampin, and linezolid demonstrated greater efficacy and speed in eradicating microbial adherence of staphylococcal isolates from selected devices compared with vancomycin, gentamicin, or ceftriaxone (P<.01). Further studies are warranted, however, to validate the clinical efficacy of daptomycin and linezolid in the treatment of biomedical device-associated infections.
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