title: Activity of HMR 3647 compared to those of five agents against Haemophilus influenzae and moraxella catarrhalis by MIC determination and time-kill assay.
abstract: The microdilution MICs of HMR 3647, erythromycin A, azithromycin, clarithromycin, roxithromycin, and pristinamycin against 50/90% of 249 Haemophilus influenzae and 50 Moraxella catarrhalis isolates were 2/4, 0.06/0.125; 8/16, 0.25/0.25; 2/4, 0.06/0.125; 16/16, 0.25/0.25; 32/>32, 1/2; and 2/4, 0.5/0.5 microg/ml. Azithromycin was bactericidal against all 10 H. influenzae and 3 of 5 M. catarrhalis isolates and HMR 3647, erythromycin A, clarithromycin, roxithromycin, and pristinamycin were bacteriostatic, against all 15 strains after 24 h at the MIC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology (Clinical Microbiology), Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Pankuch
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Hoellman
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bajaksouzian
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Appelbaum
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003470:Culture Media; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D048628:Ketolides; D018942:Macrolides; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D001936:Moraxella catarrhalis / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003470:Culture Media; D048628:Ketolides; D018942:Macrolides; C106791:telithromycin