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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, July 1998, p. 1858-1861, Vol. 42, No. 7
0066-4804/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

In Vivo Antibacterial Activities of Sanfetrinem Cilexetil, a New Oral Tricyclic Antibiotic

Shinobu Tamura,* Shuichi Miyazaki, Kazuhiro Tateda, Akira Ohno, Yoshikazu Ishii, Tetsuya Matsumoto, Nobuhiko Furuya, and Keizo Yamaguchi

Department of Microbiology, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo 143, Japan

Received 5 December 1997/Returned for modification 18 March 1998/Accepted 7 May 1998

The in vivo antibacterial activities of a new oral trinem, sanfetrinem cilexetil (a prodrug of sanfetrinem), were evaluated in comparison with those of cefdinir and amoxicillin. Sanfetrinem cilexetil showed potent efficacy against experimental murine septicemia caused by Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Escherichia coli and against murine respiratory infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Likewise, in murine models of respiratory infection by penicillin-susceptible and penicillin-resistant S. pneumoniae, sanfetrinem cilexetil was more effective than amoxicillin in reducing the number of bacteria in infected lungs. These results were reflected in its potent in vitro activity and high levels in plasma.

* Corresponding author. Present address: Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Nippon Glaxo Ltd., 43 Wadai, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 300-42, Japan. Phone: 81-298-64-5546. Fax: 81-298-64-8558. E-mail: st15585{at}glaxowellcome.co.uk.

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, July 1998, p. 1858-1861, Vol. 42, No. 7
0066-4804/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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