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In Vitro Activities of Miltefosine and Antibacterial Agents from the Macrolide, Oxazolidinone, and Pleuromutilin Classes against Pythium insidiosum and Pythium aphanidermatum.

Erico S Loreto1,2, Juliana S M Tondolo3, Daniele C Oliveira2, Janio M Santurio3, Sydney H Alves1.   

Abstract

We tested 29 isolates of Pythium insidiosum and one isolate of Pythium aphanidermatum to investigate their susceptibility to miltefosine and antibacterial drugs from the macrolide, oxazolidinone, and pleuromutilin classes. We found that miltefosine, azithromycin, clarithromycin, josamycin, linezolid, sutezolid, retapamulin, tiamulin, and valnemulin had inhibitory and cidal activity against the pathogens at concentrations ranging from 0.25 to 64 μg/ml. Our results suggest that these antimicrobials are promising candidates for future studies on pythiosis in animals and humans.
Copyright © 2018 American Society for Microbiology.

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Keywords:  oomycetes; pythiosis; susceptibility; treatment

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Year:  2018        PMID: 29311087      PMCID: PMC5826131          DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01678-17

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Antimicrob Agents Chemother        ISSN: 0066-4804            Impact factor:   5.191


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