In vitro effect of tigecycline against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and a review of the available drugs for tuberculosis

ÇOBAN A. Y., DEVECİ A., ÇAYCI Y. T., Uzun M., Akgunes A., DURUPINAR B.

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY RESEARCH, vol.5, no.3, pp.311-315, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 5 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Journal Name: AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Page Numbers: pp.311-315
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a novel antibiotic drug tigecycline on clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and, reviewing defined anti-tuberculosis effects of available agents. Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of tigecycline for 50 M. tuberculosis including multidrug-resistant (MDR) clinical isolates (20 MDR isolates) was determined by broth microdilution method in the study. Tigecycline MIC values were ranging between 8 and 64 mu g/ml. However, there is not any defined break point for M. tuberculosis resistance. In conclusion, it seems that the in vitro effectiveness of tigecycline to M. tuberculosis is not good but further in vivo studies are needed.