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. 2001 Jul;45(7):2163–2168. doi: 10.1128/AAC.45.7.2163-2168.2001

TABLE 1.

Comparative in vitro activity of ABT-773 by agar dilution methods

Species (resistance) [n] and antibiotic MIC (μg/ml)
Range 50% 90%
S. pyogenes (macrolide S) [17]
 ABT-773 ≤0.015–0.03 0.03 0.03
 Clarithromycin 0.03 0.03 0.03
 Azithromycin 0.12–0.25 0.12 0.25
 Erythromycin 0.03–0.06 0.03 0.06
 Clindamycin 0.03–0.06 0.03 0.06
S. pyogenes (MefA) [13]
 ABT-773 ≤0.015–0.25 0.12 0.25
 Clarithromycin 2–16 4 16
 Azithromycin 2–8 8 8
 Erythromycin 2–16 8 16
 Clindamycin ≤0.015–0.06 0.06 0.06
S. pyogenes (inducible ErmA) [11]
 ABT-773 ≤0.015–>1 0.03 0.12
 Clarithromycin 2–>64 8 8
 Azithromycin 8–>128 32 128
 Erythromycin 2–128 16 16
 Clindamycin 0.03–0.5 0.12 0.5
S. pyogenes (constitutive ErmB) [6]
 ABT-773 0.5–8
 Clarithromycin >128
 Azithromycin >128
 Erythromycin >128
 Clindamycin 128–>128
S. aureus (macrolide S) [16]
 ABT-773 0.03 0.03 0.03
 Clarithromycin 0.12–0.25 0.12 0.25
 Azithromycin 0.25–1 0.5 1
 Erythromycin 0.25 0.25 0.25
 Clindamycin 0.06–0.12 0.12 0.12
S. aureus (inducible ErmA) [11]
 ABT-773 0.03–0.25 0.03 0.25
 Clarithromycin 2–>128 >128 >128
 Azithromycin 8–>128 >128 >128
 Erythromycin 4–>128 >128 >128
 Clindamycin 0.06–0.12 0.06 0.06
S. aureus (constitutive ErmA, ErmC) [18]
 ABT-773 >128 >128 >128
 Clarithromycin >128 >128 >128
 Azithromycin >128 >128 >128
 Erythromycin >128 >128 >128
 Clindamycin >128 >128 >128
S. epidermidis (macrolide S) [13]
 ABT-773 ≤0.015–0.03 0.03 0.03
 Clarithromycin ≤0.015–0.25 0.12 0.25
 Azithromycin ≤0.12–1 0.5 1
 Erythromycin ≤0.03–0.25 0.25 0.25
 Clindamycin 0.06–0.12 0.06 0.12
S. epidermidis (constitutive MLSB) [12]
 ABT-773 >128 >128 >128
 Clarithromycin >128 >128 >128
 Azithromycin >128 >128 >128
 Erythromycin >128 >128 >128
 Clindamycin >128 >128 >128
Enterococcus spp. (macrolide S) [12]
 ABT-773 ≤0.015–0.03 0.03 0.03
 Clarithromycin 0.12–0.5 0.25 0.5
 Azithromycin 0.25–2 1 2
 Erythromycin 0.06–0.5 0.25 0.5
 Clindamycin 0.25–32 16 16
Enterococcus spp. (macrolide R) [30]
 ABT-773 1–>128 16 128
 Clarithromycin >128 >128 >128
 Azithromycin >128 >128 >128
 Erythromycin >128 >128 >128
 Clindamycin >128 >128 >128
Corynebacterium spp. [18]
 ABT-773 0.002–0.5 0.015 0.5
 Clarithromycin 0.008–>64 4 64
 Azithromycin 0.03–>128 >128 >128
 Erythromycin 0.004–>128 8 128
 Clindamycin 0.12–>128 >128 >128
L. monocytogenes [24]
 ABT-773 0.03 0.03 0.03
 Clarithromycin 0.12 0.12 0.12
 Azithromycin 1 1 1
 Erythromycin 0.12 0.12 0.12
E. coli [28]
 ABT-773 2–64 16 64
 Clarithromycin 32–>128 128 >128
 Azithromycin 2–16 4 16
 Erythromycin 32–>128 128 >128
M. catarrhalis [17]
 ABT-773 0.06–0.12 0.12 0.12
 Clarithromycin 0.12–0.25 0.12 0.25
 Azithromycin 0.015–0.06 0.03 0.06
 Erythromycin 0.12–0.25 0.12 0.25
Legionella spp. [11]
 ABT-773 0.5–1 0.5 1
 Clarithromycin 0.06–0.12 0.12 0.12
 Azithromycin 0.12–2 0.5 2
 Erythromycin 0.25–1 1 1
N. gonorrhoeae [11]
 ABT-773 ≤0.008–0.5 0.015 0.25
 Clarithromycin 0.015–2 0.06 1
 Azithromycin 0.03–0.25 0.03 012
 Erythromycin 0.015–4 0.12 1
H. pylori (macrolide S) [15]
 ABT-773 0.008–0.06 0.03 0.06
 Clarithromycin 0.008–0.06 0.008 0.015
 Azithromycin 0.06–0.5 0.25 0.5
 Erythromycin 0.06–0.25 0.12 0.25
H. pylori (macrolide R) [15]
 ABT-773 4–64 32 64
 Clarithromycin 4–128 32 128
 Azithromycin 128–>128 >128 >128
 Erythromycin 64–>128 128 >128
M. avium (macrolide S) [13]
 ABT-773 0.5–128 32 64
 Clarithromycin 0.25–32 4 16
 Azithromycin 16–>256 64 >256
 Erythromycin 4–>256 64 256
M. avium (macrolide R) [15]
 ABT-773 >256 >256 >256
 Clarithromycin >256 >256 >256
 Azithromycin >256 >256 >256
 Erythromycin >256 >256 >256