Title
In vitro activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis of levofloxacin, moxifloxacin and UB-8902 in combination with clofazimine and pretomanid
Date Issued
01 November 2015
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Universidad de Barcelona
Publisher(s)
Elsevier
Abstract
Multidrug resistance has become a problem in the management of tuberculosis, with an urgent need for research into new drugs as well as the development of efficacious drug combinations and regimens. The main objective of this study was to assess and compare the efficacy of three antituberculous combinations (clofazimine/pretomanid/levofloxacin, clofazimine/pretomanid/moxifloxacin and clofazimine/pretomanid/UB-8902) against multidrug-resistant (MDR) and drug-susceptible clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis using an in vitro adaptation of the chequerboard assay. A total of 7 MDR and 11 drug-susceptible clinical isolates were studied. The fractional inhibitory concentration index (FICI) was interpreted as synergism when the value was <0.75, antagonism when it was >4 and additive activity between these two values. The FICI of all of the combinations ranged from 1.2 to 2.3, showing additive activity against all of the isolates. No differences were found between MDR and drug-susceptible isolates. In conclusion, the three combinations are effective against M. tuberculosis with equal effects. Moreover, in vitro testing of drug combinations could be useful to predict their clinical use.
Start page
582
End page
585
Volume
46
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Enfermedades infecciosas
Sistema respiratorio
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84946555360
PubMed ID
Source
International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
ISSN of the container
09248579
Sponsor(s)
Funding: This study was supported by the Ministerio de EconomÃa y Competitividad , Instituto de Salud Carlos III , co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) ‘A Way to Achieve Europe’, the Spanish Ministry of Health [grant no. FIS13/01752 ], the Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases [ REIPI RD12/0015 to GT] and the Sociedad Española de NeumologÃa y CirugÃa Torácica [SEPAR 1007/2010]. This study was also supported by grant 2014 SGR 653 from the Departament d’Universitats, Recerca i Societat de la Informació de la Generalitat de Catalunya .
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