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. 2017 Jan 2;(119):55068. doi: 10.3791/55068
Treatment Groupa Mean log10S. pneumoniae (CFU/lung)b ± SD for strain (AMX/CA MIC):
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
     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 Mean log10H. influenzae (CFU/lung) ± SD for strain:
H128 (β-lactamase positive) Chesterfield (β-lactamase negative, ampicillin resistant)
Control 6.4 ± 0.6 6.7 ± 0.6
AMX/CA
     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.