scholarly journals In Vitro Activities of Rifamycin Derivatives ABI-1648 (Rifalazil, KRM-1648), ABI-1657, and ABI-1131 against Chlamydia trachomatis and Recent Clinical Isolates of Chlamydia pneumoniae

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 1135-1136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia M. Roblin ◽  
Tamara Reznik ◽  
Andrei Kutlin ◽  
Margaret R. Hammerschlag
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Bactericidal Activity ◽  
Half Life ◽  
Chlamydia Pneumoniae ◽  
Clinical Isolates ◽  
Minimal Bactericidal Concentration

ABSTRACT ABI-1648 (rifalazil) is a semisynthetic rifamycin with potent bactericidal activity against intracellular respiratory bacteria, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and a long half-life (∼60 h) and thus can be administered once weekly. We therefore tested the in vitro activities of ABI-1648, its derivatives ABI-1657 and ABI-1131, azithromycin, and levofloxacin against 10 strains of Chlamydia trachomatis and 10 recent clinical isolates of Chlamydia pneumoniae. The MICs at which 90% of the isolates were inhibited and the minimal bactericidal concentration at which 90% of the isolates were killed for ABI-1648, ABI-1657, and ABI-1131 were 0.0025 μg/ml for C. trachomatis and 0.00125 to 0.0025 μg/ml for C. pneumoniae. ABI-1648, ABI-1657, and ABI-1131 were 10- to 1,000-fold more active than azithromycin and levofloxacin.

scholarly journals In Vitro Activities of BMS-284756 against Chlamydia trachomatis and Recent Clinical Isolates of Chlamydia pneumoniae

2002 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 517-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheila Malay ◽  
Patricia M. Roblin ◽  
Tamara Reznik ◽  
Andrei Kutlin ◽  
Margaret R. Hammerschlag
Keyword(s):  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Chlamydia Pneumoniae ◽  
Clinical Isolates ◽  
Minimal Bactericidal Concentration

ABSTRACT The in vitro activities of BMS-284756 (a novel des-fluoroquinolone), levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, and clarithromycin were tested against 5 strains of Chlamydia trachomatis and 20 isolates of Chlamydia pneumoniae. The MIC at which 90% of the isolates were inhibited and the minimal bactericidal concentration at which 90% of the isolates were killed by BMS-284756 for all isolates of C. pneumoniae and C. trachomatis was 0.015 μg/ml (range, 0.015 to 0.03 μg/ml). BMS-284756 was the most active quinolone tested.

scholarly journals In Vitro Activity of a Novel Diaminopyrimidine Compound, Iclaprim, against Chlamydia trachomatis and C. pneumoniae

2004 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 1885-1886 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. Kohlhoff ◽  
P. M. Roblin ◽  
T. Reznik ◽  
S. Hawser ◽  
K. Islam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chlamydia Trachomatis ◽  
Dihydrofolate Reductase ◽  
Reductase Inhibitor ◽  
Chlamydia Pneumoniae ◽  
Vitro Activity ◽  
Minimal Bactericidal Concentration ◽  
In Vitro Activity

ABSTRACT The in vitro activities of iclaprim, a novel dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor, azithromycin, and levofloxacin were tested against 10 strains of Chlamydia trachomatis and 10 isolates of Chlamydia pneumoniae. For C. trachomatis and C. pneumoniae, the iclaprim MIC and minimal bactericidal concentration at which 90% of isolates were inhibited (MIC90 and MBC90) were 0.5 μg/ml, compared to an azithromycin MIC90 and MBC90 of 0.125 μg/ml and levofloxacin MIC90s and MBC90s of 1 μg/ml for C. trachomatis and 0.5 μg/ml for C. pneumoniae.

scholarly journals In vitro growth inhibition and bactericidal activity of spathulenol against drug-resistant clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 798-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angel de Jesús Dzul-Beh ◽  
Karlina García-Sosa ◽  
Andrés Humberto Uc-Cachón ◽  
Jorge Bórquez ◽  
Luis A. Loyola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Growth Inhibition ◽  
Bactericidal Activity ◽  
Clinical Isolates ◽  
In Vitro Growth ◽  
Drug Resistant

scholarly journals In Vitro Activities of Gemifloxacin (SB 265805, LB20304) against Recent Clinical Isolates of Chlamydia pneumoniae

1999 ◽  
Vol 43 (11) ◽  
pp. 2806-2807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia M. Roblin ◽  
Tamara Reznik ◽  
Andrei Kutlin ◽  
Margaret R. Hammerschlag
Keyword(s):  
Chlamydia Pneumoniae ◽  
Vitro Activity ◽  
Clinical Isolates ◽  
Minimal Bactericidal Concentration ◽  
In Vitro Activity

ABSTRACT We compared the in vitro activity of gemifloxacin, a new quinolone antibiotic, to the activities of levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, trovafloxacin, erythromycin, and doxycycline against 20 isolates ofChlamydia pneumoniae. Gemifloxacin was the most active quinolone tested, with a MIC at which 90% of the isolates are inhibited and a minimal bactericidal concentration at which 90% of strains tested are killed of 0.25 μg/ml, but this activity was less than those of doxycycline and erythromycin.

scholarly journals In Vitro Activities of the Novel Oxazolidinones DA-7867 and DA-7157 against Rapidly and Slowly Growing Mycobacteria

2006 ◽  
Vol 50 (12) ◽  
pp. 4027-4029 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucio Vera-Cabrera ◽  
Barbara A. Brown-Elliott ◽  
Richard J. Wallace ◽  
Jorge Ocampo-Candiani ◽  
Oliverio Welsh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Clinical Isolates ◽  
Nontuberculous Mycobacterium ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Broth Microdilution ◽  
Reference Species ◽  
Microdilution Method ◽  
Broth Microdilution Method ◽  
Aerobic Actinomycetes

ABSTRACT DA-7867 and DA-7157 are oxazolidinones active against pathogenic aerobic actinomycetes including Nocardia spp. and Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, the activity of these drugs against nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) species is not known. In this work, we compared the susceptibilities of 122 clinical isolates and 29 reference species of both rapidly growing and slowly growing mycobacteria to linezolid, DA-7867, and DA-7157 by the broth microdilution method. The MICs for 50 and 90% of the strains tested (MIC50s and MIC90s, respectively) of DA-7867 and DA-7157 were lower than those of linezolid. In all of the cases, a MIC90 of <8 μg/ml was observed for all of the species tested in both groups of NTM. For M. kansasii and M. marinum isolates, the MIC90s of both DA-7867 and DA-7157 were less than 0.5 μg/ml. These results demonstrate the potential of these compounds to treat NTM infections.

scholarly journals In vitro antibacterial activity of LY333328, a new semisynthetic glycopeptide.

1997 ◽  
Vol 41 (10) ◽  
pp. 2165-2172 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Biavasco ◽  
C Vignaroli ◽  
R Lupidi ◽  
E Manso ◽  
B Facinelli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analog ◽  
Clinical Isolates ◽  
Alkyl Derivative ◽  
Minimal Bactericidal Concentration ◽  
Highly Active ◽  
In Vitro Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Resistant Strains ◽  
Vancomycin Resistant ◽  
Time Kill

LY333328 is a semisynthetic N-alkyl derivative of LY264826, a naturally occurring structural analog of vancomycin. LY333328 was evaluated for its in vitro inhibitory and bactericidal activities in comparison with those of the two currently available glycopeptides (vancomycin and teicoplanin). Glycopeptide-susceptible test strains included a total of 311 isolates (most of clinical origin) from the genera Staphylococcus, Enterococcus, Streptococcus, Aerococcus, Gemella, Lactococcus, Listeria, Corynebacterium, and Clostridium. Test strains resistant or intermediate to vancomycin and/or teicoplanin included 56 clinical isolates of Enterococcus (of the VanA, VanB, and VanC phenotypes) and 32 clinical isolates of Staphylococcus (S. haemolyticus, S. epidermidis, and S. aureus), 31 strains of gram-positive genera outside the spectrum of activity of vancomycin (Leuconostoc, Pediococcus, Lactobacillus, and Erysipelothrix), and laboratory-derived organisms obtained after exposure of susceptible Staphylococcus isolates to teicoplanin (6 strains) or laboratory-derived organisms with resistance determinants received from VanA enterococci (2 Enterococcus and 25 Listeria transconjugants). LY333328 was highly active against staphylococci, enterococci, and listeriae (whether they were clinical or laboratory-derived strains) resistant to the currently available glycopeptides. In particular, the MICs of LY333328 did not vary substantially between teicoplanin-susceptible and teicoplanin-resistant staphylococci and between vancomycin-susceptible and vancomycin-resistant enterococci. LY333328 demonstrated fairly good inhibitory activity even against most strains of Leuconostoc, Pediococcus, and Erysipelothrix (MIC range, 1 to 8 microg/ml), whereas it proved less active (although much more active than vancomycin or teicoplanin) against Lactobacillus strains. In minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC) and time-kill studies, LY333328 demonstrated excellent bactericidal activity; enterococci, in particular, which were largely tolerant of vancomycin and teicoplanin, were uniformly killed by LY333328, with MBC-to-MIC ratios of 4 to 8 for most vancomycin-susceptible and vancomycin-resistant strains. In attempts to select for resistant clones, no survivors stably growing in the presence of 10 microg of LY333328 per ml were obtained from the Staphylococcus and Enterococcus test strains exposed to the drug.

scholarly journals Does the Activity of the Combination of Imipenem and Colistin In Vitro Exceed the Problem of Resistance in Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates?

2009 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 2133-2135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Souli ◽  
Panagiota Danai Rekatsina ◽  
Zoi Chryssouli ◽  
Irene Galani ◽  
Helen Giamarellou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Klebsiella Pneumoniae ◽  
Bactericidal Activity ◽  
Clinical Isolates ◽  
Type Gene ◽  
Time Kill

ABSTRACT Using time-kill methodology, we investigated the interactions of an imipenem-colistin combination against 42 genetically distinct Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates carrying a bla VIM-1-type gene. Irrespective of the imipenem MIC, the combination was synergistic (50%) or indifferent (50%) against colistin-susceptible strains, while it was antagonistic (55.6%) and rarely synergistic (11%) against non-colistin-susceptible strains (with synergy being observed only against strains with colistin MICs of 3 to 4 μg/ml). The combination showed improved bactericidal activity against isolates susceptible either to both agents or to colistin.

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