Macrolide Macrolide1
1
antibacterial activity antibacterial activity in bacteria in bacteria2
2
without resistance without resistance mechanisms mechanisms to to macrolide antibiotics macrolide antibiotics
G Kahlmeter
Clinical microbiology Central hospital 351 85 Växjö Sweden
1 1azithromycin,
azithromycin, clarithromycin clarithromycin, ,
erythromycin
erythromycin, , roxithromycin roxithromycin, , telithromycin telithromycin
2 2bacteria for
bacteria for which macrolide antibiotics are used which macrolide antibiotics are used
Macrolide activity expressed as MIC (broth or agar dilution) or IC (Etest) values (mg/L). Data from the Swedish Reference Group of Antibiotics (SRGA, SRGA-M; see MIC-table in www.srga.org), and a synthesis of data from a large number of articles. The last slide shows reproducibility of disc diffusion over time.