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dc.contributor.authorBaines, Simon D.
dc.contributor.authorCrowther, G. S.
dc.contributor.authorFreeman, J.
dc.contributor.authorTodhunter, S.
dc.contributor.authorVickers, R.
dc.contributor.authorWilcox, M. H.
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-17T16:56:53Z
dc.date.available2017-07-17T16:56:53Z
dc.date.issued2015-01-01
dc.identifier.citationBaines , S D , Crowther , G S , Freeman , J , Todhunter , S , Vickers , R & Wilcox , M H 2015 , ' SMT19969 as a treatment for Clostridium difficile infection : an assessment of antimicrobial activity using conventional susceptibility testing and an in vitro gut model ' , Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy , vol. 70 , no. 1 , pp. 182-189 . https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dku324
dc.identifier.issn0305-7453
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/18960
dc.description© The Author 2014. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/), which permits unrestricted reuse, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVES: We investigated the efficacy of the novel antimicrobial agent SMT19969 in treating simulated Clostridium difficile infection using an in vitro human gut model. METHODS: Concentrations of the predominant cultivable members of the indigenous gut microfloras and C. difficile (total and spore counts) were determined by viable counting. Cytotoxin titres were determined using cell cytotoxicity and expressed as log10 relative units (RU). Clindamycin was used to induce simulated C. difficile PCR ribotype 027 infection. Once high-level cytotoxin titres (≥ 4 RU) were observed, SMT19969 was instilled for 7 days. Two SMT19969 dosing regimens (31.25 and 62.5 mg/L four times daily) were evaluated simultaneously in separate experiments. MICs of SMT19969 were determined against 30 genotypically distinct C. difficile ribotypes. RESULTS: SMT19969 was 7- and 17-fold more active against C. difficile than metronidazole and vancomycin, respectively, against a panel of genotypically distinct isolates (P < 0.05). Both SMT19969 dosing regimens demonstrated little antimicrobial activity against indigenous gut microflora groups except clostridia. SMT19969 inhibited C. difficile growth and repressed C. difficile cytotoxin titres in the gut model. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that SMT19969 is a narrow-spectrum and potent antimicrobial agent against C. difficile. Additional studies evaluating SMT19969 in other models of C. difficile infection are warranted, with human studies to place these gut model observations in context.en
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
dc.subjectAnti-Bacterial Agents
dc.subjectClostridium difficile
dc.subjectGastrointestinal Tract
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMicrobial Sensitivity Tests
dc.subjectModels, Biological
dc.titleSMT19969 as a treatment for Clostridium difficile infection : an assessment of antimicrobial activity using conventional susceptibility testing and an in vitro gut modelen
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Life and Medical Sciences
dc.contributor.institutionMicrobiology and Biotechnology
dc.contributor.institutionBiosciences Research Group
dc.contributor.institutionCentre for Research in Mechanisms of Disease and Drug Discovery
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Clinical, Pharmaceutical and Biological Science
dc.contributor.institutionCentre for Future Societies Research
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1093/jac/dku324
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
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