Antibacterial activity of the new glycopeptide antibiotic SKF104662

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1989 Apr;33(4):560-1. doi: 10.1128/AAC.33.4.560.

Abstract

The inhibitory activity of the new glycopeptide antibiotic SKF104662 was generally equivalent (+/- 1 concentration increment) to the activities of vancomycin, teicoplanin, and daptomycin against selected gram-positive bacteria. However, SKF104662 demonstrated greater activity against Staphylococcus epidermidis and S. haemolyticus than did teicoplanin and was more active than the other drugs against Clostridium difficile isolates. SKF104662 possessed bactericidal activity quite similar to that of vancomycin against selected isolates of Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Enterococcus species.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents* / pharmacology*
  • Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Glycopeptides / pharmacology
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Glycopeptides
  • SK&F 104662