Tigecycline is a tetracycline derivative (a glycylcycline) for intravenous infusion. Tigecycline is the first drug in the glycylcycline class of antibiotics. Although it is structurally related to minocycline, alterations to the molecule resulted in its expanded spectrum of activity and decreased susceptibility to the development of resistance when compared with other tetracycline antibiotics. Tigecycline has a broad spectrum of activity, including the multidrug-resistant organisms such as Acinetobacter spp. and extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producers, as well as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci.
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