title: In vitro activities of oxazolidinones U-100592 and U-100766 against penicillin-resistant and cephalosporin-resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
abstract: Two oxazolidinones and ceftriaxone, imipenem, rifampin, and vancomycin were tested against 162 penicillin-intermediate and 68 penicillin-resistant strains of pneumococci. U-100592 is two- to fourfold more active than U-100766 against penicillin-resistant pneumococci. The MICs of U-100592 at which 90% of the isolates were inhibited were 0.25 and 0.5 microgram/ml for penicillin-intermediate and -resistant strains, respectively, and 0.5 microgram/ml for ceftriaxone-susceptible, -intermediate, and -resistant strains. U-100592 MICs for 7 of 230 strains (2 from blood, 3 from middle-ear fluid, and 2 from the upper respiratory tract) were 1 microgram/ml.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: E O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Lamberth
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Kaplan
mesh_terms: D000081:Acetamides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000494:pharmacology; D000069349:Linezolid; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010080:Oxazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D010406:Penicillins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects*; D018440:beta-Lactam Resistance
chemical_list: D000081:Acetamides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010080:Oxazoles; D023303:Oxazolidinones; D010406:Penicillins; D002443:Ceftriaxone; C098011:eperezolid; D000069349:Linezolid