Author:
Richtarik Alfred A.,Lindemulder Klaus,Boer B. De
Abstract
The in vitro antimicrobial activity of selected pharmacological agents was studied against five strains of staphylococci (phage types 7 US, 54, 71, 80, 81). At the concentrations used (maximal 0.125 μg/ml) chlorothiazide, acetazolamide, FeCl3, SnCl2, stilbamine urea, quinacrine, antimony Na thioglycollate, antimony thioglycollamide, and sulfisoxazole were found to have no antimicrobial effect against these strains of staphylococci, whereas HgCl2, AgNO3, meralluride sodium, stilbamidine, pentamidine, and propamidine did show activity. When effective agents were combined with potassium phenoxymethyl penicillin, the bacteriostatic action of the antibiotic was inhibited in some cases and markedly potentiated in others. Consideration should be given to the possible incorporation of effective agents into the structure of synthetic antibiotics as a means of combating resistant staphylococci.
Publisher
Canadian Science Publishing
Subject
Genetics,Molecular Biology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,General Medicine,Immunology,Microbiology