Tigecycline is a glycylcycline antibiotic developed and marketed by Wyeth under the brand name Tygacil. It was developed in response to the growing prevalence of antibiotic resistance in bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus. It was granted fast-track approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on June 17, 2005.
For the treatment of infections caused by susceptible strains of the designated microorganisms in the following conditions: Complicated skin and skin structure infections caused by Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis (vancomycin-susceptible isolates only), Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin-susceptible and -resistant isolates), Streptococcus agalactiae, ...
Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States
Physician Alliance Research Center, Anaheim, California, United States
Tri City Medical Center, Oceanside, California, United States
Pfizer Investigational Site, Taipei, Taiwan
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, United States
CPL Associates Investigational Site, Cumberland, Maryland, United States
Pfizer Investigational Site, Santurce, Puerto Rico
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