title: Comparative in vitro activities of retapamulin (SB-275833) against 141 clinical isolates of Propionibacterium spp., including 117 P. acnes isolates.
abstract: Using the NCCLS agar dilution method, we studied the in vitro activity of retapamulin (SB-275833) against 141 clinical isolates of Propionibacterium species, including seven multiresistant strains, and found retapamulin to be the most active agent among those tested with MICs of < or = 1 microg/ml against all isolates.
authors.affiliation: R. M. Alden Research Laboratory, 2021 Santa Monica Blvd. Suite 740 E, Santa Monica, California 90404, USA. ejcgmd@aol.com
authors.forename: Ellie J C
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.forename: Diane M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Citron
authors.forename: C Vreni
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Merriam
authors.forename: Yumi A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: Kerin L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Tyrrell
authors.forename: Helen T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Fernandez
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004224:Diterpenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds; D011424:Propionibacterium / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011425:Propionibacterium acnes / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000097567:Pleuromutilins
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D019086:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic; D004224:Diterpenes; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds; D000097567:Pleuromutilins; C508887:retapamulin