Anti-bacterial activity of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy: comparative in vitro study of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine, mefloquine, and azithromycin

Table 2 Summary of in vitro anti-bacterial activity of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine, mefloquine, and azithromycin.

	Sulphadoxine/Pyrimethamine	Mefloquine	Azithromycin
*S. aureus*	+	-	+
*S. agalactiae*	~	-	+
*S. pneumoniae*	+	+	+
*E. faecalis*	~	-	~/-
*N. gonorrhoeae*	-	-	+
*E. coli*	-	-	~

- Insufficient in vitro activity; ~ intermediate in vitro activity; + good in vitro activity