title: [Curative activity of spiramycin adipate by parenteral route in experimental septicemia in mice. Comparison with orally administered basic spiramycin].
abstract: Experimental septicemia was induced in mice by intraperitoneal injection of 10 to 100 lethal doses of Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae. Animals were treated by a mixture of adipic acid and spiramycin (subcutaneous route) or by spiramycin base (oral route), 1 and 6 hours after infection. To determine the effective dose 50% that achieves survival of half the mice after 7 days, each drug was used in 6 dosages (mg/kg) and each dosage was given to 12 mice. In 21 independent experiments, ED50S of spiramycin adipate by the subcutaneous route were found to be 5 to 50 times lower than those of spiramycin base per os. These results are consistent with the high serum peak concentrations of spiramycin adipate observed following subcutaneous administration.
mesh_terms: D000272:Adipates / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D004338:Drug Combinations; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D007933:Leucomycins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D051379:Mice; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000272:Adipates; D004338:Drug Combinations; D007933:Leucomycins
vernacular_title: Activité curative de l'adipate de spiramycine utilisé par voie parentérale dans la septicémie expérimentale de la souris. Comparaison avec la spiramycine base administrée par voie orale.