infectious diseases
Tigecycline
Indications forTigecycline
Tigecyclineis effective against many resistant bacteria, including those with resistance to tetracyclines.Tigecyclinehas in vitro activity against the following: Many gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-susceptible and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcal Infections , Many gram-negative bacteria, such as multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter Infections , Many atypical respiratory pathogens ( Chlamydia , It is not effective againstPseudomonas aeruginosa,Providenciaspecies,Morganella morganii, orProteusspecies. Tigecyclineis indicated for Complicated Overview of Bacterial Skin Infections None Complicated intra-abdominal infections Community-Acquired Pneumonia None (particularly those treated for Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia ) had a higher mortality than those given other antibiotics, resulting in a black box warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. In general, 