Other News To Note

• Durata Therapeutics Inc., of Morristown, N.J., reported in vitro data that could help support a clinical program testing antibiotic candidate dalbavancin in pneumonia. In the study, lung surfactant did not have a significant impact on the in vitro susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae to dalbavancin. Results were presented at IDWeek in San Diego.