In vitro activity of rosamicin against Neisseria and Haemophilus, including penicillinase-producing strains.

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy ·Vol. 12 ·No. 2 ·1977-08-00 ·Pages 293-4

Sanders CC, Sanders WE

Abstract

Rosamicin was significantly more active against Haemophilus and Neisseria than are many antibiotics currently used to treat or prevent infection caused by these organisms. This enhanced activity was also observed against penicillinase-producing strains.

MeSH Terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology Haemophilus influenzae/drug effects,enzymology Microbial Sensitivity Tests Neisseria/drug effects,enzymology Neisseria gonorrhoeae/drug effects,enzymology Neisseria meningitidis/drug effects,enzymology Penicillinase/biosynthesis

Chemicals

Anti-Bacterial Agents Penicillinase

Authors & Affiliations

2 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Sanders C C

Sanders W E

References (5)

5 references, click to expand

NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE. I. VIRULENCE GENETICALLY LINKED TO CLONAL VARIATION.
J Bacteriol. 1963 Jun;85:1274-9 PMID: 14047217
Biological studies with rosamicin, a new Micromonospora-produced macrolide antibiotic.
J Antibiot (Tokyo). 1972 Nov;25(11):647-52 PMID: 4486485
Rosamicin: evaluation in vitro and comparison with erythromycin and lincomycin.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1974 Mar;5(3):272-5 PMID: 4840436
Hemophilus influenzae type B susceptibility to 17 antibiotics.
J Pediatr. 1975 Apr;86(4):617-20 PMID: 1079251
Rosamicin: in vitro activity against anaerobes and comparison with erythromycin.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1976 Feb;9(2):350-1 PMID: 1267432

Article Info

Journal

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

Abbr.

Antimicrob Agents Chemother

ISSN

0066-4804

DOI

10.1128/AAC.12.2.293

Published

1977-08-00

Pages

293-4

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0315061

PMCID

PMC429902

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/AAC.12.2.293 PMC Full Text View journal details

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