JAC Advance Access originally published online on March 24, 2005
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2005 55(5):809-810; doi:10.1093/jac/dki096
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In vitro activity of tigecycline against ampicillin-resistant Haemophilus influenzae isolates
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Plaza Cristo Rey s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
* Corresponding author. Tel: +34-913303486; Fax: +34-913303478; Email: cbetriu@efd.net
Keywords: glycylcyclines , antimicrobial susceptibility , respiratory infections
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Sir,
The increasing resistance in Haemophilus influenzae has complicated the choice of antibiotics for empirical treatment of community-acquired respiratory tract infection. Tigecycline, a glycylcycline, is a new semi-synthetic 9-t-butylglycylamido derivative of minocycline with potent in vitro activity against a wide variety of Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms, including multidrug-resistant strains.1
Tigecycline overcomes the two
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