Use of tigecycline, alone, or in combination with rifampin to treat osteomyelitis and/or septic arthritis

The present invention is directed to a method for treating bone or bone marrow infections, joint infection or infection of the tissues surrounding the joint by administration of the antibiotic tigecycline alone or in combination with a rifamycin antibiotic. In a preferred embodiment the bone or bone...

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1. Verfasser: CALHOUN JASON,TESTA RAYMOND THOMAS,MADER JON T
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention is directed to a method for treating bone or bone marrow infections, joint infection or infection of the tissues surrounding the joint by administration of the antibiotic tigecycline alone or in combination with a rifamycin antibiotic. In a preferred embodiment the bone or bone marrow infection causes osteomyelitis. In another embodiment the joint infection or infection of the tissues surrounding the joint causes septic arthritis. The invention is also directed to manufacture of a medicament for treatment of bone and/or bone marrow infections, or joint infections and/or infections in tissues surrounding the joint with tigecycline alone or in combination with rifampin.