| Literature DB >> 28893785 |
Susanne Jacobsson1, Susanne Paukner2, Daniel Golparian1, Jörgen S Jensen3, Magnus Unemo4.
Abstract
We evaluated the activity of the novel semisynthetic pleuromutilin lefamulin, inhibiting protein synthesis and growth, and the effect of efflux pump inactivation on clinical gonococcal isolates and reference strains (n = 251), including numerous multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant isolates. Lefamulin showed potent activity against all gonococcal isolates, and no significant cross-resistance to other antimicrobials was identified. Further studies of lefamulin are warranted, including in vitro selection and mechanisms of resistance, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, optimal dosing, and performance in randomized controlled trials.Entities:
Keywords: MtrCDE efflux pump; antimicrobial resistance; gonorrhea; pleuromutilin; treatment
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28893785 PMCID: PMC5655042 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01497-17
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191