Comparison of the effects of macrolides, amoxicillin, ceftriaxone, doxycycline, tobramycin and fluoroquinolones, on the production of pneumolysin by Streptococcus pneumoniae in vitro

R Anderson, H C Steel, R Cockeran, A von Gottberg, L de Gouveia, K P Klugman, T J Mitchell, C Feldman

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Abstract

To compare the effects of subinhibitory concentrations of amoxicillin, ceftriaxone, azithromycin, clarithromycin, erythromycin, telithromycin, clindamycin, ciprofloxacin, moxifloxacin, tobramycin and doxycycline on pneumolysin production by a macrolide-susceptible strain and two macrolide-resistant strains [erm(B) or mef(A)] of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1155-8
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Volume60
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2007

Keywords

  • Amoxicillin
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Ceftriaxone
  • Doxycycline
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
  • Fluoroquinolones
  • Macrolides
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Streptolysins
  • Tobramycin

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