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Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2007 60(1):159-161; doi:10.1093/jac/dkm116
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In vitro and in vivo antibacterial evaluation of DRF 8417, a new oxazolidinone

K. Sreenivas*, P. V. S. Amarnath, A. Mallik, H. Sarnaik, N. Selva Kumar, M. Takhi, S. Trehan, M. Sitaram Kumar, J. Iqbal, R. Rajagopalan and R. Chakrabarti

Anti-infective Group, Discovery Research, Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd, Miyapur, Hyderabad 500 049, India

Received 10 December 2006; returned 8 February 2007; revised 22 March 2007; accepted 27 March 2007

* Corresponding author. Tel: +91-40-2304-5439, ext. 260; Fax: +91-40-2304-5438; E-mail: sreenivaskandepu{at}drreddys.com

Objectives and methods: DRF 8417, a novel oxazolidinone, has been evaluated against Gram-positive and fastidious Gram-negative bacteria. In vitro activity of DRF 8417 was determined by broth microdilution method and in vivo efficacy studies were carried out in different murine systemic infection models.

Results: DRF 8417 exhibited potent activity against Gram-positive pathogens with MIC50 and MIC90 values ranging from 0.06 to 1 mg/L. MICs against Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis were one to two dilutions lower than those of linezolid. The in vivo efficacy, by oral route, in different susceptible and resistant Gram-positive systemic bacterial infection models ranged from 2.0 to 2.9 mg/kg.

Conclusions: These studies displayed the excellent in vitro and in vivo activity of DRF 8417 against Gram-positive pathogens and lower MICs when compared with linezolid against H. influenzae and M. catarrhalis.

Keywords: clinical isolates , systemic infection models , linezolid


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