title: [Effect of azithromycin on human serum sensitivity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa].
abstract: We examined the effect of azithromycin (AZM), a 15-membered azalide newly synthesized from erythromycin (EM), on serum sensitivity of 6 strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Incubation for 48 h on agar with EM 12 micrograms/ml or AZM 1.6 micrograms/ml induced increased serum sensitivity in 2 of 6 strains (S-6, PA-103), but there were no changes in any strains with josamycin (JM) 12 micrograms/ml. Although EM 12 micrograms/ml induced increased serum sensitivity of S-6 after more than 36 h incubation, AZM 1.6 micrograms/ml induced increased serum sensitivity of this strain at 12 h incubation. AZM 0.8 microgram/ml (1/62.5 MIC) showed more potent activity to enhance serum sensitivity of S-6 than that of EM 12 micrograms/ml (1/8 MIC) after 48 h incubation. P. aeruginosa S-6 incubated with EM 12 micrograms/ml or AZM 1.6 micrograms/ml for 48 h was less hydrophobic than that of control bacteria, but there was little change in the hydrophobicity of the strain incubated with JM 12 micrograms/ml. These results show that AZM has more potent activity to enhance serum sensitivity of P. aeruginosa than that of EM. Since decrease of cell surface hydrophobicity of P. aeruginosa S-6 was correlated with increased serum sensitivity, EM and AZM may induce enhanced serum sensitivity by changing cell surface structure of P. aeruginosa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Toho University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tateda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Furuya
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirakata
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goto
mesh_terms: D017963:Azithromycin; D001770:Blood Bactericidal Activity / Q000187:drug effects*; D004917:Erythromycin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa
chemical_list: D004917:Erythromycin; D017963:Azithromycin