Influence of adjunctive interferon-γ on treatment of gentamicin- and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis infection in mice
Onyeji C, Bui K, Nicolau D, Nightingale C, Bow L, Quintiliani R. Influence of adjunctive interferon-γ on treatment of gentamicin- and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis infection in mice. International Journal Of Antimicrobial Agents 1999, 12: 301-309. PMID: 10493606, DOI: 10.1016/s0924-8579(99)00055-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIFN-gammaFaecalis infectionDisposition of gentamicinInfected neutropenic miceNon-neutropenic miceTreatment of gentamicinSerious enterococcal infectionsEnterococcus faecalis infectionNew treatment optionsE. faecalis infectionOutcome of therapyActivity of gentamicinE. faecalis clinical isolatesDose-dependent mannerPharmacokinetic interactionsConcurrent administrationDosing regimensNeutropenic miceCombination therapyInfectious burdenTreatment optionsEnterococcal infectionsIntraperitoneal inoculationClinical isolatesInfected animals