Treatment Groupa
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Mean log10S. pneumoniae (CFU/lung)b ± SD for strain (AMX/CA MIC):
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05010S (2 µg/mL) |
16001Sc (4 µg/mL) |
16001S (4 µg/mL) |
30005S (4 µg/mL) |
20009S (4 µg/mL) |
05003S (8 µg/mL) |
404053 (8 µg/mL) |
47003S (8 µg/mL) |
Control
|
7.3 ± 0.4 |
7.0 ± 0.8 |
5.7 ± 1.2 |
7.1 ± 0.7 |
7.1 ± 0.4 |
6.4 ± 0.6 |
6.8 ± 0.4 |
6.0 ± 0.3 |
AMX/CA
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2,000/125 mg b.i.d. (ratio 16:1) |
≤ 1.7** |
2.8 ± 1.2** |
2.2 ± 0.8** |
2.3 ± 0.9** |
2.5 ± 0.9** |
2.0 ± 0.9** |
3.8 ± 1.4** |
1.8 ± 0.2** |
1,000/125 mg t.i.d. (ratio 8:1) |
NT |
NT |
2.8 ± 0.5** |
2.7 ± 1.3** |
3.3 ± 0.9** |
4.9 ± 0.5** |
6.6 ± 1.3 |
4.7 ± 0.7** |
875/125 mg t.i.d. (ratio 7:1) |
NT |
NT |
3.0 ± 1.3* |
2.1 ± 0.7** |
3.2 ± 0.4** |
5.2 ± 0.9* |
6.4 ± 0.6 |
4.9 ± 0.4** |
875/125 mg b.i.d. (ratio 7:1) |
NT |
NT |
4.5 ± 1.2* |
5.6 ± 1.3* |
5.2 ± 0.7** |
6.3 ± 0.7 |
6.4 ± 0.7 |
5.5 ± 0.4 |
500/125 mg t.i.d. (ratio 4:1) |
3.1 ± 1.3** |
4.5 ± 0.9** |
NT |
NT |
NT |
NT |
NT |
NT |
Azithromycin, 1,000/500 mg o.d. |
NT |
NT |
NT |
5.8 ± 2.0 |
7.1 ± 0.9 |
3.1 ± 1.0** |
6.6 ± 0.4 |
6.0 ± 0.6 |
Levofloxacin, 500 mg o.d. |
NT |
NT |
4.2 ± 0.8* |
5.7 ± 0.8* |
4.9 ± 0.8** |
3.0 ± 1.3** |
3.5 ± 0.2** |
3.9 ± 0.8** |
Treatment Groupd
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Mean log10H. influenzae (CFU/lung) ± SD for strain:
|
H128 (β-lactamase positive)
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Chesterfield (β-lactamase negative, ampicillin resistant)
|
Control
|
6.4 ± 0.6 |
6.7 ± 0.6 |
AMX/CA
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2,000/125 mg b.i.d. (ratio 16:1) |
2.0 ± 0.7** |
3.1 ± 0.9** |
1,000/125 mg t.i.d. (ratio 8:1) |
2.1 ± 1.0** |
3.6 ± 1.1** |
875/125 mg t.i.d. (ratio 7:1) |
2.8 ± 1.3** |
3.8 ± 1.3** |
875/125 mg b.i.d. (ratio 7:1) |
2.0 ± 0.8** |
5.1 ± 1.1** |
Azithromycin, 1,000/500 mg o.d. |
3.2 ± 1.7* |
5.8 ± 1.1 |
Levofloxacin, 500 mg o.d. |
≤ 1.7** |
≤ 1.7** |
a AMX/CA, amoxicillin-clavulanate; b.i.d., twice a day; t.i.d., three times a day; o.d., once a day. |
b The limit of detection was <1.7; *, significantly different from the control (P ≤ 0.05); **, significantly different from the control (P ≤ 0.01); NT, not tested. |
c Strain 16001S was tested in two separate experiments. |
d Amoxicillin-clavulanate 500/125 mg (4:1) three times a day was not tested against the H. influenzae strains. |