title: Activity of the semi-synthetic kanamycin B derivative, arbekacin against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: Arbekacin (1-N-((S)-4-amino-2-hydroxybutyryl)-3',4'-dideoxykanamycin B) was active against 54 strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from 16 different countries, all of which were resistant to > or = 32 mg/L amikacin. MICs of arbekacin ranged from 1 to 16 mg/L, the MIC50 was 3.2 mg/L and the mode geometric mean MICs were 4 and 4.5 mg/L respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London, UK.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Hamilton-Miller
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003982:Dibekacin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007612:Kanamycin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; C001495:bekanamycin; D003982:Dibekacin; D007612:Kanamycin; C031986:arbekacin