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7867300

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-3-28
pubmed:abstractText
Dirithromycin is a new macrolide antibiotic that achieves high tissue concentration. We compared its in vitro activity against Mycoplasma species with that of erythromycin and tetracycline. Clinical isolates of M. pneumoniae (40), M. hominis (40), and Ureaplasma urealyticum (40) were tested against serial dilutions of three antibiotics using a microtiter plate method. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) were read as the lowest concentration of antibiotic yielding no color change in the broth. Neither macrolide antibiotic exhibited antimicrobial activity against M. hominis; MIC50 and MIC90 for tetracycline were 0.6 and 32 micrograms/ml, respectively. MIC50 for U. urealyticum was 4.0 micrograms/ml for dirithromycin, 2.0 micrograms/ml for erythromycin, and 1.0 micrograms/ml for tetracycline. MIC90 for U. urealyticum was > 128 micrograms/ml for all three agents. Against M. pneumoniae dirithromycin exhibited MIC50 of 0.1 micrograms/ml and MIC90 of 0.1 micrograms/ml. Both values for erythromycin were 0.2 micrograms/ml; for tetracycline they were 0.1 and 1.0 micrograms/ml, respectively. These results demonstrate the high in vitro activity of dirithromycin against M. pneumoniae and suggest that this agent may have a role in the treatment of respiratory Mycoplasma infections.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0732-8893
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
57-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
In vitro activity of dirithromycin, a new macrolide antibiotic, against Mycoplasma species.
pubmed:affiliation
Provincial Laboratory of Public Health for Northern Alberta, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study