In Vitro Activity of Tigecycline Against Orientia tsutsugamushi
Yonsei Medical Journal
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: 1034-1037, 2016.
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ABSTRACT
Scrub typhus is a zoonosis caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi (O. tsutsugamushi) occurring mainly in autumn in Korea. The need of new antibiotics has arisen with a report on strains resistant to antibiotics and chronic infection. This study aims to identify susceptibility of tigecycline in-vitro as a new therapeutic option for O. tsutsugamushi. Antibacterial activity of tigecycline against the O. tsutsugamushi was compared with doxycycline using flow cytometry assay. The inhibitory concentration 50 (IC50) was 3.59×10(-3) µg/mL in doxycycline-treated group. Whereas in 0.71×10(-3) µg/mL tigecycline-treated group. These findings indicate that tigecycline may be a therapeutic option for the treatment of scrub typhus.
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Asunto principal:
Orientia tsutsugamushi
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Tifus por Ácaros
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Concentración 50 Inhibidora
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Farmacorresistencia Bacteriana
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Minociclina
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Antibacterianos
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Humanos
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Revista:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Año:
2016
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