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In vitro antibacterial activity of moxalactam, a new broad-spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic

Antibakterielle Aktivität in vitro von Moxalactam, einem neuen halbsynthetischen Breitspektrum-Antibiotikum

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The antibacterial activity of moxalactam was studied in vitro against 229 clinical isolates of gram-positive and gram-negative aerobic microorganisms using the agar dilution technique. Mueller-Hinton agar was used as growth medium. The results were compared to those obtained with cefamandole. All isolates ofStaphylococcus aureus andStreptococcus pneumoniae were inhibited by moxalactam at a concentration of 8 µg/ml or less. The concentrations of cefamandole with which the same effect was obtained were 0.5 µg/ml and 2 µg/ml respectively. Moxalactam was highly inhibitory againstEscherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis andProteus morganii — 90% of the strains were inhibited by 0.125 µg/ml. Moxalactam was highly superior againstProteus rettgeri andPseudomonas aeruginosa, which are usually resistant to cefamandole: the MIC100 and MIC90 were 0.25 µg/ml and 8 µg/ml respectively. High sensitivity was found in strains ofSalmonella species, nine of which wereSalmonella typhi: the MIC90 was <0.063 µg/ml versus the eightfold higher concentration of cefamandole. The broad-spectrum activity and unusual MIC patterns of moxalactam — eight or manyfold higher concentrations of cefamandole were needed to inhibit 90% of most gram-negative strains studied — make moxalactam an unusual and promising antibiotic.

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Die antibakterielle Aktivität von Moxalactam wurde in vitro gegen 229 klinische Isolate von grampositiven und gramnegativen aeroben Mikroorganismen mit dem Agar Dilutionstest untersucht. Als Nährboden wurde Mueller-Hinton Agar verwendet. Die Ergebnisse wurden mit denjenigen von Cefamandol verglichen. Alle Isolate vonStaphylococcus aureus undStreptococcus pneumoniae wurden von Moxalactam in einer Konzentration von 8 mcg/ml und darunter gehemmt. Die für denselben Effekt notwendigen Konzentrationen von Cefamandol betrugen 0,5 mcg/ml bzw. 2 mcg/ml. Moxalactam wies eine hohe inhibitorische Aktivität gegenüberEscherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis undProteus morganii auf — 90% der Stämme wurden bei 0,125 mcg/ml gehemmt. FürProteus rettgeri undPseudomonas aeruginosa, die für gewöhnlich gegenüber Cefamandol resistent sind, erwies sich Moxalactam als hochgradig überlegen. Die MHK100 und MHK90 betrugen 0,25 mcg/ml bzw. 8 mcg/ml. Eine hohe Empfindlichkeit wurde beiSalmonella-Spezies gefunden, darunter waren neunSalmonella typhi: Die MHK90 lag unter 0,063 mcg/ml — die von Cefamandol waren hingegen achtmal so hoch. Die breite antibakterielle Wirksamkeit und das ungewöhnliche MHK-Muster von Moxalactam — um 90% der meisten untersuchten gramnegativen Stämme zu hemmen, werden von Cefamandol achtfach oder vielfach höhere Konzentrationen benötigt — machen Moxalactam zu einem außergewöhnlichen und vielversprechenden Antibiotikum.

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Skalova, R., Hajsig, D., Muic, V. et al. In vitro antibacterial activity of moxalactam, a new broad-spectrum semisynthetic antibiotic. Infection 8 (Suppl 3), S330–S333 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01639606

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