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ArticlePloS one2018

Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) evaluation of tulathromycin against Haemophilus parasuis in an experimental neutropenic guinea pig model.

Yongda Zhao, Li-Li Guo, Binghu Fang, Baotao Liu

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yongda ZhaoCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China.
Li-Li GuoQingdao Yebio Biological Engineering Co., Ltd, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Binghu FangNational Risk Assessment Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance of Microorganisms in Animals, College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6558-4447
Baotao LiuCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong Province, China.
South China Agricultural University · CNQingdao Agricultural University · CNYebio Bioengineering (China) · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of the study was to develop an ex-vivo PK/PD model of intramuscular (IM) administration of tulathromycin and to test its efficacy against Haemophilus parasuis (H. parasuis) infection in intraperitoneal-inoculated neutropenic guinea pigs. The pharmacokinetics (PKs) of tulathromycin at doses of 1 and 10 mg/kg in H. parasuis-infected neutropenic guinea pig were studied by high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS). In vitro minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC), minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC), mutant prevention concentration (MPC), post-antibiotic effect (PAE) and dynamic time-kill curve experiments were carried out using H. parasuis strain 13R. Tulathromycin exhibited concentration-dependent activity and PAE persisted long after administration of the antibiotic. The ratio of the 24-h area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) to MIC in serum (AUC24h/MICserum) was recognized as an important PK/PD parameter that positively correlated with the in vitro antibacterial effectiveness of tulathromycin (R2 = 0.9961 or R2 = 1). For the 1 and 10 mg/kg treatments with tulathromycin, the values of AUC24h/MIC for H. parasuis bacteriostatic action, bactericidal action and virtual bacterial eradication were respectively 22.73, 34.5 and 88.03 h for the 1 mg/kg treatment and respectively 24.94, 30.94 and 49.92 h for the 10 mg/kg treatment. In addition, we demonstrated that doses of 7.2-8.0 mg/kg of tulathromycin resulted in high eradication rates (99.99%). Using a previously published conversion factor of 0.296, we were able to estimate an approximate dose, 2.1-2.4 mg/kg, that should also obtain high eradication rates in the target animal, pigs. This study can help optimize tulathromycin efficacy against H. parasuis infections in swine farming.

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AnimalsArea Under CurveChromatography, High Pressure LiquidDisaccharidesGuinea PigsHaemophilus InfectionsHaemophilus parasuisHalf-LifeHeterocyclic CompoundsMacrolidesMicrobial Sensitivity TestsModels, BiologicalROC CurveTandem Mass SpectrometryDisaccharidesHeterocyclic CompoundsMacrolidestulathromycin

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PMID30596709
PMCPMC6312216
OpenAlexW2908408846

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