| Literature DB >> 29934071 |
Katherine A Truelson1, Thea Brennan-Krohn2, Kenneth P Smith2, James E Kirby3.
Abstract
We evaluated the in vitro activity of apramycin against clinical strains of vancomycin-intermediate and methicillin-resistant and -susceptible Staphylococcus aureus. Apramycin demonstrated an MIC50/MIC90 of 8/16 μg/mL. No strains had an MIC above the epidemiological cutoff value of 32 μg/mL, suggesting apramycin resistance mechanisms are rare in this strain population. The mounting evidence for broad-spectrum in vitro activity of apramycin against S. aureus and other bacterial species suggests that further exploration of apramycin or derivatives as repurposed human therapeutics is warranted.Entities:
Keywords: Activity spectrum; Aminoglycoside; Antibiotic; Apramycin; Gentamicin; Natural product; Repurposing; Staphylococcus aureus; Synergy
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29934071 PMCID: PMC6131043 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2018.05.018
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis ISSN: 0732-8893 Impact factor: 2.803