title: [Comparison of the bactericidal activity of three aminosides: gentamicin, tobramycin and amikacin].
abstract: Bactericidal action of antibiotics seems to be a test for the choice of antibiotic used and its dosage's adjustment. However, its use is limited by the determination's methods employed until now. By a viable bacteria counting micromethod, bactericidal action of three aminoglycosides: gentamicin, tobramycin and amikacin, is studied towards 48 bacterial strains. For each strain and each antibiotic, 11 antibiotic's concentration have been used, in a dilution range varying from 0.06 to 256 mg x l-1. Viable bacteria counting is executed after 1.5 h, 3 h and 5 hours of incubation. These antibiotics have a dose-dependent action. Regarding the smallest concentration of antibiotic permitted to lower to 3 log10 the bactericidal initial population, one can see that a concentration of 4 mg x l-1 is sufficient for 50% of strains with gentamicin and tobramycin, while a concentration of 16 mg x l-1 is necessary for amikacin. This result is corroborated by a statistical analysis carrying out by a variance analysis: it is showing a little significant difference between gentamicin and tobramycin, and very much significant differences between amikacin and the two others antibiotics.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Juvin
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Drugeon
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Caillon
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pirault
mesh_terms: D000583:Amikacin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects; D013997:Time Factors; D014031:Tobramycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins; D000583:Amikacin; D014031:Tobramycin
vernacular_title: Comparaison de l'activité bactéricide de trois aminosides: gentamicine, tobramycine, amikacine.