title: Successful treatment with moxifloxacin of experimental aortic valve endocarditis due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
abstract: Moxifloxacin (MXF) is an 8-methoxyquinolone with high activity against Gram-positive bacteria. In an experimental model of aortic valve endocarditis (EAVE), the efficacy of MXF was evaluated against a strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Rabbits with catheter-induced aortic valve vegetations were randomly assigned to a control group or to groups receiving MXF 20 mg/kg intravenous (i.v.) twice a day (bid) or vancomycin (VAN) 30 mg/kg i.v. bid for a total of eight doses (4 days). Rabbits were sacrificed 15 h after the last dose of antibiotics. In another group, treatment with MXF was extended to 5 days and rabbits were sacrificed 5 days after the last dose (10th dose) of MXF in order to detect possible relapses of endocarditis after the end of treatment (test-of-cure (TOC) study). Both MXF and VAN significantly reduced the bacterial load in vegetations (P < 0.001 vs. controls). All animals in the MXF-TOC group had sterile vegetations. MXF given at a dose of 20 mg/kg i.v. bid for 4 days was equally effective as VAN in the treatment of EAVE due to MRSA. When treatment with MXF was extended to 5 days, the cure rate reached 100% and no relapses of endocarditis were observed.
authors.affiliation: 4th Department of Internal Medicine, 'ATTIKON' University Hospital, University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece. lgalani@gmail.com
authors.forename: Lambrini
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Galani
authors.forename: Angelos
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pefanis
authors.forename: Vissaria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sakka
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Iliopoulos
authors.forename: Ismini
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Donta
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Triantafyllidi
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Skiadas
authors.forename: Panayiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Karayiannakos
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Giamarellou
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001372:Aza Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D000077266:Moxifloxacin; D011804:Quinolines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011817:Rabbits; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001372:Aza Compounds; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D011804:Quinolines; D014640:Vancomycin; D000077266:Moxifloxacin