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. 1981 Jun;19(6):1089–1091. doi: 10.1128/aac.19.6.1089

Interaction Between Vancomycin and Rifampin Against Staphylococcus aureus

Chatrchai Watanakunakorn 1,2, JoAnn C Guerriero 1,2
PMCID: PMC181616  PMID: 7271276

Abstract

By the time-kill method, vancomycin and rifampin were antagonistic against 43 of 50 strains of Staphylococcus aureus, whether susceptible or resistant to methicillin.

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