Daptomycin in experimental murine pneumococcal meningitis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Daptomycin, a lipopeptide antibiotic, could be an alternative to vancomycin for treatment of pneumococcal meningitis. We determined the activity of daptomycin versus vancomycin, with dexamethasone as an adjuvant, in a murine model of...

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Main Authors: Steckelberg James M, van de Beek Diederik, Kang Cheol-In, Rouse Mark S, Mook-Kanamori Barry B, Patel Robin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/9/50