Efficacy and safety of tigecycline monotherapy vs. imipenem/cilastatin in Chinese patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections: a randomized controlled trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Tigecycline, a first-in-class broad-spectrum glycylcycline antibiotic, has broad-spectrum in vitro activity against bacteria commonly encountered in complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAIs), including aerobic and facultative Gr...

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Main Authors: Chen Xiaoping, Quan Zhiwei, Yan Lunan, Li Rong, Bi Jianwei, Leng Xisheng, Wei Junming, Zhang Yingyuan, Wu Jufang, Chen Zhangjing, Yu Yunsong, Wu Zhiyong, Liu Dawei, Ma Xiaochun, Maroko Robert, Cooper Angel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/10/217