mannopeptimycin and Gram-Positive-Bacterial-Infections

mannopeptimycin has been researched along with Gram-Positive-Bacterial-Infections* in 1 studies

Other Studies

1 other study(ies) available for mannopeptimycin and Gram-Positive-Bacterial-Infections

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Comparative in vitro activities of AC98-6446, a novel semisynthetic glycopeptide derivative of the natural product mannopeptimycin alpha, and other antimicrobial agents against gram-positive clinical isolates.
    Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2004, Volume: 48, Issue:3

    AC98-6446 is a novel semisynthetic cyclic glycopeptide antibiotic related to the natural product mannopeptimycin alpha (AC98-1). In the present study the activity of AC98-6446 was evaluated against a variety of recent clinical gram-positive pathogens including multiply resistant strains. AC98-6446 demonstrated similar potent activities against methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant staphylococci and glycopeptide-intermediate staphylococcal isolates (MICs at which 90% of isolates are inhibited [MIC(90)s], 0.03 to 0.06 microg/ml). AC98-6446 also demonstrated good activities against both vancomycin-resistant and -susceptible strains of enterococci (MIC(90)s, 0.12 and 0.25 microg/ml, respectively) as well as against streptococcal strains (MIC(90)s, 3 log(10) CFU/ml) of staphylococcal and streptococcal isolates and a marked decrease in the viable counts of most enterococcal strains (from 0.2 to 2.5 log(10) CFU/ml). Unlike vancomycin, which demonstrates time-dependent killing, AC98-6446 demonstrated concentration-dependent killing. The potent activity, novel structure, and bactericidal activity demonstrated by AC98-6446 make it an attractive candidate for further development.

    Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Enterococcus faecalis; Enterococcus faecium; Glycopeptides; Gram-Positive Bacteria; Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections; Humans; Kinetics; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Staphylococcus aureus; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Vancomycin

2004