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Telavancin, a new lipoglycopeptide antimicrobial, in complicated skin and soft tissue infections

Telavancin, a novel lipoglycopeptide with rapid concentration-dependent bactericidal effects, is a semisynthetic derivative of the glycopeptide, vancomycin. Telavancin has a dual mechanism of action, ie, inhibition of peptidoglycan polymerization and disruption of the bacterial membrane. It has line...

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Autores principales: Jafari Saraf, Lida, Wilson, Samuel Eric
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3108747/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21694912
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S5327