Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3398044 | Clinical Microbiology and Infection | 2007 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
ABSTRACTThe in-vitro activity of telithromycin and comparator antibacterial agents was determined against clinical isolates of Legionella pneumophila collected in the PROTEKT surveillance study. In total, 133 isolates were collected between 1999 and 2004 from 13 countries (Australia, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the USA). MICs were determined by broth microdilution. Telithromycin maintained activity between Year 1 (MIC90 0.015 mg/L) and Year 5(MIC90 0.03 mg/L), as did the comparator antibacterial agents. Telithromycin appears to be a candidate for coverage of legionellosis in the empirical treatment of community-acquired respiratory tract infection.
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Authors
L.M. Dunbar, D.J. Farrell,