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Comparative Study
. 1989 Jun;33(6):960-2.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.33.6.960.

In vitro susceptibilities of Entamoeba histolytica to azithromycin, CP-63,956, erythromycin, and metronidazole

J I Ravdin  1 , J Skilogiannis
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Comparative Study

In vitro susceptibilities of Entamoeba histolytica to azithromycin, CP-63,956, erythromycin, and metronidazole

J I Ravdin et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1989 Jun.

Abstract

Current therapy of Entamoeba histolytica infection requires use of multiple agents effective at different body sites, including the intestinal lumen, intestinal tissue, and liver. Azithromycin and CP-63,956, new extended-half-life macrolides which reach high levels in tissue, exhibit in vitro antiamebic activity at 18 or 48 h of incubation at concentrations comparable to that of erythromycin and slightly higher than that of metronidazole. Azithromycin and CP-63,956 have the potential to be useful therapeutic agents for all types of E. histolytica infection.

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