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. 1990 Sep;34(9):1795-6.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.34.9.1795.

Antistaphylococcal activity of pentamidine

M D Libman  1 , M A Miller, G K Richards
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Antistaphylococcal activity of pentamidine

M D Libman et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1990 Sep.

Abstract

Pentamidine isethionate was bacteriostatic against Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus sanguis, Micrococcus sp., and Candida albicans. S. aureus was inhibited by concentrations of 16 to 64 micrograms/ml and killed by 64 to greater than or equal to 128 micrograms/ml. Staphylococcal killing was consistently greater in the presence of cations and was unaffected by methicillin resistance.

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