Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. doi:10.1128/AAC.01620-07
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ANTISTREPTOCOCCAL ACTIVITY OF AR-709, COMPARED TO OTHER AGENTS
KATHY SMITH,
LOIS M. EDNIE,
PETER C. APPELBAUM*,
STEPHEN HAWSER,
and
SERGIO LOCIURO
Department of Pathology, Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA 17033; and Arpida AG, Reinach, Switzerland
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. Email:
pappelbaum{at}psu.edu.
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Abstract |
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Against 300 strains of pneumococci and 100 group A streptococci of differing
-lactam, macrolide, and quinolone resistance phenotypes, AR-709 was very active with all MICs
2 µg/ml. Furthermore, AR-709 was active against strains that were both susceptible and resistant to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.