Antipneumococcal activities of a ketolide (HMR 3647), a streptogramin (quinupristin-dalfopristin), a macrolide (erythromycin), and a lincosamide (clindamycin).

doi:10.1128/AAC.42.4.945

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Antipneumococcal activities of a ketolide (HMR 3647), a streptogramin (quinupristin-dalfopristin), a macrolide (erythromycin), and a lincosamide (clindamycin).

Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Apr 1998

Barry A L, Fuchs P C, Brown S D

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Four different compounds belonging to the macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin B (MLSb) class of antimicrobial agents were tested against 611 Streptococcus pneumoniae strains. The ketolide (HMR 3647, previously RU66647) and the streptogramin (quinupristin-dalfopristin) were both active against pne...

Topics

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Clindamycin
Erythromycin
Humans
Ketolides
Macrolides
Penicillin Resistance
Phenotype
Pneumococcal Infections
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Virginiamycin

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