title: [The postantibiotic effect of azithromycin on respiratory pathogens].
abstract: We assessed the post-antibiotic effect (PAE) of azithromycin against 3 strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae 2 strains of Haemophilus influenzae and 2 strains of Moraxella catarrhalis. The strains were exposed for 2 hours to a concentration of 0.5 mg/l. A stationary phase inoculum of 1 x 10(6)-5 x 10(6) CFU/ml in IsoSensitest Broth with 5% lysed horse blood and 20 mg/l NAD was used and shaken for the duration of the experiment. Antibiotic was neutralised by dilution 1:1000 into pre-warmed medium. [table: see text] In conclusion, even at such low concentration as achieved in serum, azithromycin has a PAE against the respiratory pathogens studied. In our opinion this could allow the use of azithromycin, in the usual regimen even in bacteremic respiratory infections.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorul de Microbiologie, Spitalul Clinic de Pneumoftiziologie, Iaşi.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Diculencu
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Boswell
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wise
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017963:Azithromycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D017963:Azithromycin