title: In vitro activity of a new antibiotic, NVP-PDF386 (VRC4887), against Chlamydia pneumoniae.
abstract: The in vitro activity of NVP-PDF386 (VRC4887), a novel new peptide deformylase inhibitor, and those of levofloxacin and clarithromycin were tested against 21 isolates of Chlamydia pneumoniae. The MIC at which 90% of the isolates were inhibited and the minimal bactericidal concentration at which 90% of the isolates were killed by NVP-PDF386 for all isolates of C. pneumoniae were 0.008 micro g/ml (range, 0.008 to 0.015 micro g/ml) compared to 0.25 and 0.06 micro g/ml for levofloxacin and clarithromycin, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York 11203-2098, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Roblin
authors.forename: Margaret R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Hammerschlag
mesh_terms: D000581:Amidohydrolases; D000626:Aminopeptidases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016993:Chlamydophila pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; C476912:NVP-PDF386; D010455:Peptides; D000626:Aminopeptidases; D000581:Amidohydrolases; C084507:peptide deformylase