Exebacase in Addition to Daptomycin Is More Active than Daptomycin or Exebacase Alone in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Osteomyelitis in Rats

Abstract

Bacteriophage-derived lysins are being developed as anti-infective agents. In an acute osteomyelitis methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) model, rats receiving no treatment or treatment with daptomycin, exebacase (CF-301), or daptomycin plus exebacase had means of 5.13, 4.09, 4.65, and 3.57 log 10 CFU/gram of bone, respectively.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2019
Source ID
10.1128/aac.01235-19

Entities

People

  • Cara Cassino
  • Dario Lehoux
  • Jayawant Mandrekar
  • Kerryl E. Greenwood-quaintance
  • Melissa J. Karau
  • Qun Yan
  • Raymond Schuch
  • Robin Patel
  • Suzannah M. Schmidt-malan

Organizations

  • Central South University
  • Mayo Clinic

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Microbial Pathology
  • Military/Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technology
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology