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. 2013 Sep;57(9):4489–4495. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00358-13

Table 3.

Activities of BC-3781 and comparator antimicrobial agents against bacterial pathogens causing predominantly ABSSSI and other infections

Species (no. tested) and antimicrobial agent MIC50 (μg/ml) MIC90 (μg/ml) Range (μg/ml) CLSI %S/%Ra EUCAST %S/%Ra
S. aureus (5,527)
    BC-3781 0.12 0.12 0.015–>16
    Clindamycin ≤0.25 >2 ≤0.25–>2 82.0/17.8 81.4/18.0
    Daptomycin 0.25 0.5 ≤0.06–2 >99.9/− >99.9/<0.1
    Doxycycline 0.12 0.25 ≤0.06–>8 97.9/0.4 95.3/3.1
    Erythromycin 2 >4 ≤0.25–>4 49.2/49.1 49.2/50.0
    Levofloxacin ≤0.5 >4 ≤0.5–>4 63.4/35.3 63.4/35.3
    Linezolid 1 1 ≤0.12–4 100.0/0.0 100.0/0.0
    Oxacillin 0.5 >2 ≤0.25–>2 57.1/42.9 57.1/42.9
    Quinupristin-dalfopristin ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5–>4 99.9/0.1 99.9/0.1
    Tigecyclineb 0.12 0.25 ≤0.03–0.5 100.0/− 100.0/0.0
    Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5–>4 97.7/2.3 97.7/2.0
    Vancomycin 1 1 0.25–2 100.0/0.0 100.0/0.0
MRSA (2,370)
    BC-3781 0.12 0.25 0.015–4
    Clindamycin ≤0.25 >2 ≤0.25–>2 63.5/36.4 63.1/36.5
    Daptomycin 0.25 0.5 ≤0.06–2 99.9/− 99.9/0.1
    Doxycycline 0.12 1 ≤0.06–>8 96.2/0.8 93.0/5.4
    Erythromycin >4 >4 ≤0.25–>4 15.0/84.1 15.0/84.6
    Levofloxacin >4 >4 ≤0.5–>4 26.8/71.2 26.8/71.2
    Linezolid 1 1 ≤0.12–2 100.0/0.0 100.0/0.0
    Oxacillin >2 >2 >2 0.0/100.0 0.0/100.0
    Quinupristin-dalfopristin ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5–>4 99.9/0.1 99.9/0.1
    Tigecyclineb 0.12 0.25 ≤0.03–0.5 100.0/− 100.0/0.0
    Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5–>4 95.8/4.2 95.8/3.8
    Vancomycin 1 1 0.25–2 100.0/0.0 100.0/0.0
Beta-hemolytic Streptococcus spp. (763)
    BC-3781 0.03 0.03 ≤0.008–16
    Clindamycin ≤0.25 >2 ≤0.25–>2 87.3/12.6 87.4/12.6
    Daptomycin ≤0.06 0.25 ≤0.06–0.5 100.0/− 100.0/0.0
    Doxycycline 0.25 8 ≤0.06–>8 51.1/48.1
    Erythromycin ≤0.25 >4 ≤0.25–>4 76.4/22.7 76.4/22.7
    Levofloxacin ≤0.5 1 ≤0.5–>4 99.2/0.4 95.8/0.8
    Linezolid 1 1 0.5–2 100.0/− 100.0/0.0
    Penicillin ≤0.03 0.06 ≤0.03–0.12 100.0/− 100.0/0.0
    Quinupristin-dalfopristin ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5–1 100.0/0.0
    Tigecyclineb ≤0.03 0.06 ≤0.03–0.25 100.0/− 100.0/0.0
    Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5–>4 98.4/1.4
    Vancomycin 0.25 0.5 ≤0.12–1 100.0/− 100.0/0.0
S. pyogenes, group A streptococci (267)
    BC-3781 0.03 0.03 ≤0.008–0.06
    Clindamycin ≤0.25 ≤0.25 ≤0.25–>2 95.9/4.1 95.9/4.1
    Daptomycin ≤0.06 ≤0.06 ≤0.06–0.25 100.0/− 100.0/0.0
    Doxycycline 0.12 8 ≤0.06–>8 85.4/13.5
    Erythromycin ≤0.25 ≤0.25 ≤0.25–>4 90.6/9.4 90.6/9.4
    Levofloxacin ≤0.5 1 ≤0.5–>4 98.5/0.7 91.8/1.5
    Linezolid 1 1 0.5–1 100.0/− 100.0/0.0
    Penicillin ≤0.03 ≤0.03 ≤0.03–0.12 100.0/− 100.0/0.0
    Quinupristin-dalfopristin ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5 100.0/0.0
    Tigecyclineb ≤0.03 0.06 ≤0.03–0.12 100.0/− 100.0/0.0
    Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5–>4 97.4/2.2
    Vancomycin 0.25 0.5 ≤0.12–0.5 100.0/− 100.0/0.0
S. agalactiae, group B streptococci (334)
    BC-3781 0.03 0.03 ≤0.008–16
    Clindamycin ≤0.25 >2 ≤0.25–>2 78.4/21.3 78.7/21.3
    Daptomycin 0.12 0.25 ≤0.06–0.5 100.0/− 100.0/0.0
    Doxycycline 8 8 ≤0.06–>8 16.2/83.2
    Erythromycin ≤0.25 >4 ≤0.25–>4 63.8/34.4 63.8/34.4
    Levofloxacin ≤0.5 1 ≤0.5–>4 99.7/0.3 97.6/0.3
    Linezolid 1 1 0.5–1 100.0/− 100.0/0.0
    Penicillin ≤0.03 0.06 ≤0.03–0.06 100.0/− 100.0/0.0
    Quinupristin-dalfopristin ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5–1 100.0/0.0
    Tigecyclineb ≤0.03 0.06 ≤0.03–0.25 100.0/− 100.0/0.0
    Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole ≤0.5 ≤0.5 ≤0.5–>4 99.7/0.3
    Vancomycin 0.5 0.5 0.25–1 100.0/− 100.0/0.0
Viridans group Streptococcus spp.c (245)
    BC-3781 0.12 0.5 ≤0.008–2
    Clindamycin ≤0.25 ≤0.25 ≤0.25–>2 90.2/8.6 91.4/8.6
    Daptomycin 0.25 0.5 ≤0.06–1 100.0/−
    Doxycycline 0.25 >8 ≤0.06–>8
    Erythromycin ≤0.25 >4 ≤0.25–>4 51.8/46.1
    Linezolid 1 1 0.25–2 100.0/−
    Levofloxacin 1 2 ≤0.5–>4 94.7/4.5
    Penicillin 0.06 0.5 ≤0.03–>4 75.1/3.7 86.5/3.7
    Quinupristin-dalfopristin ≤0.5 1 ≤0.5–1 100.0/0.0
    Tigecyclineb ≤0.03 0.06 ≤0.03–0.12 100.0/−
    Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole ≤0.5 2 ≤0.5–>4
    Vancomycin 0.5 0.5 ≤0.12–1 100.0/− 100.0/0.0
E. faecium (536)
    BC-3781 0.12 4 0.015–>16
    Ampicillin >8 >8 ≤1–>8 5.8/94.2 5.8/94.2
    Daptomycin 2 2 ≤0.06–4 100.0/−
    Doxycycline 4 >8 ≤0.06–>8 55.6/32.8
    Erythromycin >4 >4 ≤0.25–>4 3.4/87.1
    Levofloxacin >4 >4 ≤0.5–>4 4.7/93.7
    Linezolid 1 1 0.5–>8 98.7/0.9 99.1/0.9
    Quinupristin-dalfopristin ≤0.5 2 ≤0.5–>4 88.2/4.7 88.2/0.2
    Tigecyclineb 0.12 0.25 ≤0.03–>4 99.1/− 99.1/0.2
    Vancomycin >16 >16 0.25–>16 43.3/56.3 43.3/56.7
a

%S, percentage of susceptible organisms; %R, percentage of resistant organisms. Criteria were as published by the CLSI (2012) and EUCAST (2011) (25, 26).

b

U.S. FDA breakpoints were applied (Tygacil label [27]).

c

Includes the following species (isolate numbers): S. anginosus (22), S. bovis (9), S. canis (2), S. constellatus (6), S. gallolyticus (11), S. gordonii (5), S. intermedius (2), S. milleri (5), S. mitis (64), S. mutans (4), S. oralis (16), S. parasanguinis (7), S. salivarius (20), S. sanguinis (13), S. vestibularis (2), and unspecified viridans group streptococci (57).