| Literature DB >> 28993327 |
Ellie J C Goldstein1,2, Diane M Citron3, Kerin L Tyrrell3, Eliza S Leoncio3.
Abstract
Pexiganan, a cationic peptide, exhibited a broad range of anti-anaerobic antimicrobial activity. The MIC90s of studied isolates were as follows: Bacteroides fragilis, 16 μg/ml; other B. fragilis group spp., 4 μg/ml; Prevotella and Fusobacterium spp., 32 μg/ml; Porphyromonas spp., 64 μg/ml; Propionibacterium acnes, 4 μg/ml; Eggerthella lenta and Peptostreptococcus anaerobius, 32 μg/ml; other Gram-positive rods and cocci, 4 μg/ml; Clostridium perfringens, 128 μg/ml; and other clostridia, 256 μg/ml. Pexiganan cream shows potential as adjunctive therapy for skin and skin structure infections (SSSIs) involving anaerobes.Entities:
Keywords: Bacteroides fragilis; Finegoldia magna; Propionibacterium acnes; anaerobes; clostridia; pexiganan; topical antimicrobials; wound infections
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28993327 PMCID: PMC5700356 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01401-17
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191