In vitro activities of the new ketolide HMR 3647 (telithromycin) in comparison with those of eight other antibiotics against viridans group streptococci isolated from blood of neutropenic patients with cancer

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Alcaide, F
Benítez, MA
Carratalà, J
Gudiol, F
Liñares, J
Martín, R
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[1] Ciutat Sanitaria & Univ Bellvitge, Hosp Princeps Espanya, Microbiol Serv, Dept Microbiol, Barcelona 08907, Spain
[2] Ciutat Sanitaria & Univ Bellvitge, Hosp Princeps Espanya, Dept Infect Dis, Barcelona 08907, Spain
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10.1128/AAC.45.2.624-626.2001
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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The in vitro activities of the ketolide telithromycin and eight other antibiotics were tested against 77 strains of viridans group streptococci isolated from blood samples of neutropenic patients. Thirty-one (40.3%) of the strains were resistant to penicillin G, and 27 (35.1%) were resistant to erythromycin A. Telithromycin (MIC range of less than or equal to0.03 to 1 mug/ml) was the most active antimicrobial tested. These data suggest that telithromycin could be useful for treatment of viridans group streptococcal bacteremia in neutropenic patients with cancer.
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