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Comparative Study
. 2003 Sep;52(3):497-9.
doi: 10.1093/jac/dkg371. Epub 2003 Aug 13.

In vitro activity of cethromycin, a novel antibacterial ketolide, against Chlamydia pneumoniae

Naoyuki Miyashita  1 , Hiroshi Fukano, Koichiro Yoshida, Yoshihito Niki, Toshiharu Matsushima
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Comparative Study

In vitro activity of cethromycin, a novel antibacterial ketolide, against Chlamydia pneumoniae

Naoyuki Miyashita et al. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2003 Sep.

Abstract

Objectives: To investigate the in vitro activity of cethromycin, a new ketolide, against Chlamydia pneumoniae.

Methods: The in vitro activity of cethromycin against 20 isolates of C. pneumoniae was compared with the activities of telithromycin, erythromycin A, azithromycin and clarithromycin against those isolates.

Results: The MIC at which 90% of the isolates were inhibited and the minimal chlamydiacidal concentration at which 90% of the isolates were killed by cethromycin were both 0.016 mg/L (range 0.016-0.031 mg/L). Cethromycin was the most active antibiotic tested in this study.

Conclusions: Our results appear to indicate that cethromycin is an effective antibiotic that should play some role in the treatment of respiratory tract infections caused by C. pneumoniae.

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