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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, December 1998, p. 3290-3292, Vol. 42, No. 12
0066-4804/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

In Vitro Activities of Ketolide HMR 3647, Macrolides, and Clindamycin against Coryneform Bacteria

Luis Martínez-Martínez,1,2,* Alvaro Pascual,1,2 Ana Isabel Suárez,1 and Evelio J. Perea1,2

Department of Microbiology, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena,1 and Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine,2 Seville, Spain

Received 18 May 1998/Returned for modification 28 July 1998/Accepted 6 October 1998

The in vitro activity of ketolide HMR 3647 against coryneform bacteria isolated from clinical samples was evaluated. Except against Corynebacterium jeikeium and C. urealyticum, HMR 3647 showed high activity against Corynebacterium spp., being more active than 14- and 16-membered macrolides, azithromycin, or clindamycin. HMR 3647 also had high in vitro activity against Brevibacterium spp. and Listeria monocytogenes.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Apdo 914, Sevilla 41080, Spain. Phone: 34-95-4557448. Fax: 34-95-4377413. E-mail: lmartin{at}cica.es.

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, December 1998, p. 3290-3292, Vol. 42, No. 12
0066-4804/98/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1998, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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