| Literature DB >> 10582905 |
R Murgia1, F Marchetti, M Cinco.
Abstract
The MIC and MSC (minimum spirocheticidal concentration) and killing rate for Borrelia burgdorferi, the etiological agent of Lyme disease, were assessed for cefodizime in comparison with ceftriaxone, minocycline, azithromycin, roxithromycin, and ciprofloxacin. The range of cefodizime MICs was greater than those of azithromycin and roxithromycin but comparable to those of ceftriaxone and minocycline. The MSCs were 1 to 2 dilutions higher than the MICs of all of the tested compounds. The killing curves of cefodizime and ceftriaxone showed parallel courses. In conclusion, cefodizime exerted an activity comparable to that of ceftriaxone against B. burgdorferi.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10582905 PMCID: PMC89610 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.43.12.3030
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191