Tigecycline, a first-in-class glycylcycline, is an antimicrobial agent with demonstrated in vitro activity against susceptible and multiple-drug resistant gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.

A Novel Approach For Evaluating The Microbiological Efficacy Of Tigecycline In Patients With Complicated Skin And Skin-Structure Infections
Tigecycline is a glycylcycline in development for the treatment of patients with serious infections, including complicated skin and skin-structure infections (cSSSI). While cSSSI can be caused by a…

Classifying “Kinase Inhibitor‐Likeness” by Using Machine‐Learning Methods
By using an in-house data set of small-molecule structures, encoded by Ghose–Crippen parameters, several machine learning techniques were applied to distinguish between kinase inhibitors...

Application of Full Physiological Models for Pharmaceutical Drug Candidate Selection and Extrapolation of Pharmacokinetics to Man
This paper describes how we are applying physiologically based models of pharmacokinetics as an integrated part in the research and preclinical development of novel drugs.

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Relationship between increased levofloxacin use and decreased susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the United States
Increasing reports of fluoroquinolone-non-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae are of clinical concern. We examined the relationship between outpatient fluoroquinolone...

Pharmacokinetics of oritavancin in plasma and skin blister fluid following administration of a 200-milligram dose for 3 days or a single 800-milligram dose
Oritavancin is a novel glycopeptide currently being developed for the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSI), including those caused by multidrug...

Assessment of pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic target attainment of gemifloxacin against Streptococcus pneumoniae
The treatment of community-acquired respiratory tract infections has been complicated by the emergence of multidrug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Population pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of garenoxacin in patients with community-acquired respiratory tract infections
Garenoxacin (T-3811ME, BMS-284756) is a novel, broad-spectrum des-F(6) quinolone currently under study for the treatment of community-acquired respiratory tract infections.

Effect of Hepatic Impairment on the Pharmacokinetics of the Novel Glycopeptide Oritavancin
Oritavancin (ORI) is a semisynthetic glycopeptide being developed for the treatment of serious gram-positive infections. Physiochemical properties of ORI lead to extensive tissue distribution, with uptake…

Evaluation of the Bias and Precision of Bayesian Parameter Estimates When Applying a Phase I Model to Sparse Patient Data
A simulation study was conducted to assess the use of a Phase 1 population PK model to estimate Bayesian parameters in Phase 2/3 patients. Specifically, the bias and precision of the Bayesian parameter…

Monte Carlo Simulation To Estimate In Vitro Susceptibility Breakpoints For Moxifloxacin, Gatifloxacin, And Levofloxacin Against Staphylococcus Aureus
Emerging resistance with staphylococci has called for a change in treatment paradigms and review of breakpoints. Current NCCLS breakpoints for gatifloxacin and levofloxacin against Staphylococcus spp...

Population Pharmacokinetics of Doripenem
Doripenem is a broad-spectrum carbapenem currently in development for treatment of bacterial infections. Previously, we presented a population pharmacokinetic (PK) model for doripenem in…

Population Pharmacokinetics of Tigecycline in Phase 1 Subjects
TGC is the first glycylcycline antimicrobial agent in development and has potent in vitro activity against many multi-drug resistant organisms. Given observed differences in the PK profiles after single...

The cost-effectiveness of cefepime plus metronidazole versus imipenem/cilastatin in the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infection
Our objective was to compare the economic benefits of cefepime plus metronidazole with those of imipenem/cilastatin in the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal infections.

Pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of ascending single intravenous doses of oritavancin administered to healthy human subjects
tavancin (LY333328 diphosphate) is a novel glycopeptide antimicrobial agent with potent microbiological activity in vitro against Gram-positive bacteria.

Postoperative Infection Rate Following Cardiac Surgery With Allogeneic vs Other Blood Management Techniques
Infection rates associated with allogeneic blood transfusion versus other blood management techniques were prospectively compared in elective cardiac surgery patients (anticipated blood loss > 1000 mL).

Blood Management and Infections in Cardiovascular and Orthopedic Surgery
Numerous risks are associated with allogeneic blood transfusions. Various blood management techniques have evolved which minimize or eliminate the use of allogeneic blood. This study compared infection rates…