title: Comparison of bactericidal activity of five antibiotics against Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: Ten volunteers were given each of five antibiotics, sequentially, until steady state was reached. Peak and trough sera were then drawn, and bactericidal titers were determined to two different isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, both sensitive in vitro to all antibiotics tested. The antibiotics were cephalexin, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMZ), clindamycin, dicloxacillin, and ciprofloxacin. Mean peak serum bactericidal titers (SBT) were significantly higher for cephalexin than for dicloxacillin, ciprofloxacin, and TMP/SMZ (P less than .05). The difference between cephalexin and clindamycin did not achieve statistical significance. Dicloxacillin, clindamycin, and ciprofloxacin were not statistically different from each other. Mean SBT for TMP/SMZ was less than 1:2, significantly less than that achieved by the other antibiotics. Only clindamycin achieved a trough SBT greater than 1:2. This was statistically significant compared with each of the other antibiotics.
authors.affiliation: Mount Zion Hospital and Medical Center, San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Baxter
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chapman
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Drew
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002506:Cephalexin / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology; D004009:Dicloxacillin / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015610:Serum Bactericidal Test; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002981:Clindamycin; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D004009:Dicloxacillin; D002506:Cephalexin