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Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (2003) 52, 306-307
© 2003 The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Activity of clarithromycin alone and in combination in a murine model of Mycobacterium kansasii infection
1 Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 800 Irving Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13210; 2 Jacobus Pharmaceutical Company Inc., Princeton, NJ, USA
Received 29 October 2002; accepted 9 May 2003
Activities of clarithromycin alone and in combination with rifampicin, gatifloxacin or linezolid were evaluated against Mycobacterium kansasii in a murine infection model. Clarithromycin was the most active single agent. Rifampicin and gatifloxacin had similar activities, but were less active than clarithromycin. Clarithromycin in combination with rifampicin was the most active combination therapy.
Keywords: clarithromycin, chemotherapy, combination therapy, M. kansasii, murine infection model, mycobacteria
* Corresponding author. Tel:+1-315-425-4884; Fax: +1-315-425-4871; E-mail: Michael.Cynamon{at}med.VA.gov
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