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ArticleThe Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy2020

In vitro activity of eravacycline against common ribotypes of Clostridioides difficile.

Eugénie Bassères, Khurshida Begum, Chris Lancaster, Anne J Gonzales-Luna, Travis J Carlson, Julie Miranda, Tasnuva Rashid, M Jahangir Alam, David W Eyre, Mark H Wilcox and 1 more

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Article in The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Omadacycline andThe Annals of pharmacotherapy · 2023
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  2. Some Newer Antibiotics Active AgainstAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  3. Antimicrobial Susceptibility ofAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  4. Eravacycline: From broad-spectrum coverage to novel clinical applications.Revista espanola de quimioterapia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Quimioterapia · 2026
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  6. Clinical microbiology reviews · 2024
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  8. Frontiers in microbiology · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Eugénie BassèresUniversity of Houston College of Pharmacy, Houston, TX, USA.
Khurshida BegumUniversity of Houston College of Pharmacy, Houston, TX, USA.
Chris LancasterUniversity of Houston College of Pharmacy, Houston, TX, USA.
Anne J Gonzales-LunaUniversity of Houston College of Pharmacy, Houston, TX, USA.
Travis J CarlsonFred Wilson School of Pharmacy, High Point University, High Point, NC, USA.
Julie MirandaUniversity of Houston College of Pharmacy, Houston, TX, USA.
Tasnuva RashidUniversity of Houston College of Pharmacy, Houston, TX, USA.
M Jahangir AlamUniversity of Houston College of Pharmacy, Houston, TX, USA.
David W EyreBig Data Institute, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Mark H WilcoxHealthcare Associated Infections Research Group, Leeds Institute for Medical Research, University of Leeds, Old Medical School, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK.
Kevin W GareyUniversity of Houston College of Pharmacy, Houston, TX, USA.
University of Houston · USHigh Point University · USLeeds General Infirmary · GBOpen Data Institute · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEravacycline is a novel synthetic fluorocycline antibacterial approved for complicated intra-abdominal infections.

objectivesThe purpose of this study was to assess the in vitro activities of eravacycline and comparator antibiotics against contemporary clinical isolates of Clostridioides difficile representing common ribotypes, including isolates with decreased susceptibility to metronidazole and vancomycin.

methodsClinical C. difficile strains from six common or emerging ribotypes were used to test the in vitro activities of eravacycline and comparator antibiotics (fidaxomicin, vancomycin and metronidazole) by broth microdilution. In addition, MBC experiments, time-kill kinetic studies and WGS experiments were performed.

resultsA total of 234 isolates were tested, including ribotypes RT001 (n = 37), RT002 (n = 41), RT014-020 (n = 39), RT027 (n = 42), RT106 (n = 38) and RT255 (n = 37). MIC50/90 values were lowest for eravacycline (≤0.0078/0.016 mg/L), followed by fidaxomicin (0.016/0.063 mg/L), metronidazole (0.25/1.0 mg/L) and vancomycin (2.0/4.0 mg/L). MBCs were lower for eravacycline compared with vancomycin for all ribotypes tested. Both vancomycin and eravacycline demonstrated bactericidal killing, including for epidemic RT027. The presence of the tetM or tetW resistance genes did not affect the MIC of eravacycline.

conclusionsThis study demonstrated potent in vitro activity of eravacycline against a large collection of clinical C. difficile strains that was not affected by ribotype, susceptibility to vancomycin or the presence of certain tet resistance genes. Further development of eravacycline as an antibiotic to be used in patients with Clostridioides difficile infection is warranted.

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Clostridioides difficileClostridium InfectionsAnti-Bacterial AgentsClostridioidesHumansKineticsMicrobial Sensitivity TestsRibotypingTetracyclinesAnti-Bacterial AgentseravacyclineTetracyclines

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PMID32719870
PMCPMC7678891
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