title: [Activity of fusidic acid on strictly anaerobic bacteria].
abstract: Fusidic acid is a well known antimicrobial agent due to its narrow spectrum of activity against Gram positive bacteria and especially staphylococci. Therefore, it is after used preventively against bacterial infection in traumatology, but the susceptibility of anaerobic bacteria is not well known. We have studied, the in vitro activity of sodium fusidate against 147 strains of anaerobic bacteria. This antibiotic has a moderate activity against Bacteroides, more significant against Clostridium, Peptococcus et Peptostreptococcus; it has no bactericidal activity. Clostridium difficile is different from other anaerobic bacteria because of its slow MIC and its MBC near to its MIC. Fusidic acid could be proposed for the treatment of pseudomembranous and antibiotic-associated colitis induced by Clostridium difficile.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Canzi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Boussougant
mesh_terms: D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000187:drug effects*; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000187:drug effects; D003013:Clostridium / Q000187:drug effects; D005672:Fusidic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010460:Peptococcus / Q000187:drug effects; D010462:Peptostreptococcus / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D005672:Fusidic Acid
vernacular_title: Activité de l'acide fusidique sur les bactéries anaérobies strictes.