In vitro activity and killing effect of uperin 3.6 against gram-positive cocci isolated from immunocompromised patients

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2005 Sep;49(9):3933-6. doi: 10.1128/AAC.49.9.3933-3936.2005.

Abstract

The in vitro activity of uperin 3.6, alone or combined with six antibiotics, against gram-positive cocci, including Rhodococcus equi, methicillin-resistant staphylococci, and vancomycin-resistant enterococci, was investigated. All isolates were inhibited at concentrations of 1 to 16 mg/liter. Synergy was demonstrated when uperin 3.6 was combined with clarithromycin and doxycycline.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amphibian Proteins / pharmacology*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Clarithromycin / pharmacology
  • Doxycycline / pharmacology
  • Drug Synergism
  • Enterococcus / drug effects
  • Gram-Positive Cocci / drug effects*
  • Immunocompromised Host*
  • Methicillin Resistance
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Peptides / pharmacology*
  • Rhodococcus equi / drug effects
  • Staphylococcus / drug effects
  • Vancomycin Resistance

Substances

  • Amphibian Proteins
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Peptides
  • uperin 3.6 peptide, Uperoleia mjobergii
  • Clarithromycin
  • Doxycycline