title: [Comparison of bactericidal effects of four aminoglycoside antibiotics: amikacin, gentamicin, kanamycin and tobramycin (author's transl)].
abstract: The authors have studied on 20 bacterial strains (5 Pseudomonas aeruginosa, 5 Escherichia coli, 5 Klebsiella and 5 Serratia) the bactericidal kinetics of 4 aminoglycoside antibiotics: amikacin, gentamicin, kanamycin and tobramycin. The antibiotic concentrations used for this work were 1.5 times the MIC for each strain previously measured in a liquid medium. The action of the aminoglycoside antibiotics shows three phases. The third phase describes a part of less susceptible bacterial population. It permits the comparison of the 4 antibiotics. Amikacin shows the best activity, followed by gentamicin, kanamycin and tobramycin.
mesh_terms: D000583:Amikacin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007612:Kanamycin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000187:drug effects; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects; D012705:Serratia / Q000187:drug effects; D014031:Tobramycin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005839:Gentamicins; D007612:Kanamycin; D000583:Amikacin; D014031:Tobramycin
vernacular_title: Comparaison des pouvoirs bactéricides de 4 aminosides: amikacine, gentamicine, kanamycine et tobramycine.