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. 2022 Jun 20;54(1):1686–1700. doi: 10.1080/07853890.2022.2085881

Table 3.

In vitro activity of tetracycline-class drugs in the presence and absence of acquired tetracycline resistance genes [34,98,102,103].

Strain TetR determinant Mechanism type MIC range (µg/mL)
Firstgeneration
Secondgeneration
Third-generation
Tetracyclinea Doxycyclinea Omadacyclinea Eravacyclineb Tigecyclineb
Staphylococcus aureus None ≤0.06–0.25 ≤0.06–0.125 ≤0.06–0.5 0.015–0.12 0.03–0.25
tet(M) RPPs 32 to >64 2–16 0.125–1 NR NR
tet(K) Efflux pump 16–32 1–4 0.125–0.25 0.063 0.13
Streptococcus pneumoniae None ≤0.06–0.25 ≤0.06–0.25 ≤0.06–0.25 0.004–0.03 0.015–0.12
tet(M) RPPs 4–64 2–4 ≤0.06 0.016 ≤0.016
β-hemolytic streptococcic None ≤0.06–0.125 ≤0.06 ≤0.06–0.50 0.004–0.25 ≤0.008–0.25
tet(M) RPPs 4–64 2–16 ≤0.06–0.50 NR NR
tet(O) RPPs 32–64 8 ≤0.06–0.25 NR NR

MIC: minimum inhibitory concentration; NR: not recorded; RPP: ribosomal protection protein.

a

Data for first- and second-generation tetracycline-class drugs and omadacycline adapted from [34].

b

Data for eravacycline and tigecycline adapted from [98,104,105].

c

S. pyogenes and S. agalactiae.