Brink, Adrian J.Bizos, D.Boffard, Kenneth D.Feldman, CharlesGrolman, D.C.Pretorius, J.Richards, Guy A.Steyn, E.2012-03-302012-03-302012-02Brink, AJ, Bizos, D, Boffard, KD, Feldman, C, Grolman, DC, Pretorius, J, Richards, GA & Steyn, E 2012, 'Guideline summary : appropriate use of tigecycline', South African Journal of Surgery, vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 20-21.0038-2361 (print)2078-5151 (online)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/18524Tigecycline, the first of a new class of broad-spectrum antibiotics (the glycylcyclines), has been licensed in South Africa for the parenteral treatment of adult patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAIs) and complicated skin and soft-tissue infections (cSSTIs).enHealth and Medical Publishing GroupTigecyclineDirected combination therapyDirected monotherapyEmpiric monotherapyArticle