Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections

Bacterial infections, particularly those due to gram-positive bacteria, continue to predominate in patients with cancer… (More)

Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) is an immune sensor for gram-positive bacterial cell wall components. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms… (More)

Linezolid is an oxazolidinone, a new class of antibacterial with a unique mechanism of action, namely inhibition of the formation… (More)

Daptomycin is a novel cyclic lipopeptide antibiotic that provides rapid bactericidal activity against gram-positive pathogens in… (More)

The natural dipeptide antibiotic TAN 1057 A,B displays excellent antibacterial activity against staphylococci including… (More)

We report our experience with linezolid in an investigation of its use against resistant gram-positive bacterial infections… (More)

Respiratory tract infections and skin and soft-tissue infections frequently are caused by gram-positive cocci, and treating these… (More)

Vancomycin is a safe, effective antibiotic for a variety of serious gram-positive infections. Because of emerging resistance in… (More)

Bacterial resistance development has become a very serious clinical problem for many classes of antibiotics. The 3-aryl-2… (More)

Teicoplanin, a glycopeptide antibiotic, was evaluated for safety and efficacy in the treatment of vascular-access-associated… (More)