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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2024

In vitro susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to netilmicin and etimicin in comparison to gentamicin and other aminoglycosides.

Sonja Gross, Sebastian Herren, Marina Gysin, Anna Rominski, Anna Roditscheff, Martin Risch, Frank Imkamp, David Crich, Sven N Hobbie

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Article in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Sonja GrossInstitute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Gloriastrasse 30, 8006, Zurich, Switzerland.
Sebastian HerrenInstitute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Gloriastrasse 30, 8006, Zurich, Switzerland.
Marina GysinInstitute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Gloriastrasse 30, 8006, Zurich, Switzerland.
Anna RominskiInstitute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Gloriastrasse 30, 8006, Zurich, Switzerland.
Anna RoditscheffPrivate University in the Principality of Liechtenstein, Dorfstrasse 24, 9495, Triesen, Liechtenstein.
Martin RischPrivate University in the Principality of Liechtenstein, Dorfstrasse 24, 9495, Triesen, Liechtenstein.
Frank ImkampInstitute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Gloriastrasse 30, 8006, Zurich, Switzerland.
David CrichDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Georgia, 250 West Green Street, Athens, GA, 30602, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2400-0083
Sven N HobbieInstitute of Medical Microbiology, University of Zurich, Gloriastrasse 30, 8006, Zurich, Switzerland. sven.hobbie@usb.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9205-0384
University of Zurich · CHPrivate University in the Principality of Liechtenstein · LIUniversity of Georgia · US

Funding

Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases HHSN272201100012I
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeSingle doses of gentamicin have demonstrated clinical efficacy in the treatment of urogenital gonorrhea, but lower cure rates for oropharyngeal and anorectal gonorrhea. Formulations selectively enriched in specific gentamicin C congeners have been proposed as a less toxic alternative to gentamicin, potentially permitting higher dosing to result in increased plasma exposures at the extragenital sites of infection. The purpose of the present study was to compare the antibacterial activity of individual gentamicin C congeners against Neisseria gonorrhoeae to that of other aminoglycoside antibiotics.

methodsAntimicrobial susceptibility of three N. gonorrhoeae reference strains and 152 clinical isolates was assessed using standard disk diffusion, agar dilution, and epsilometer tests.

resultsGentamicin C1, C2, C1a, and C2a demonstrated similar activity against N. gonorrhoeae. Interestingly, susceptibility to the 1-N-ethylated aminoglycosides etimicin and netilmicin was significantly higher than the susceptibility to their parent compounds gentamicin C1a and sisomicin, and to any other of the 25 aminoglycosides assessed in this study. Propylamycin, a 4'-propylated paromomycin analogue, was significantly more active against N. gonorrhoeae than its parent compound, too.

conclusionSelectively enriched gentamicin formulations hold promise for a less toxic but equally efficacious alternative to gentamicin. Our study warrants additional consideration of the clinically established netilmicin and etimicin for treatment of genital and perhaps extragenital gonorrhea. Additional studies are required to elucidate the mechanism behind the advantage of alkylated aminoglycosides.

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AminoglycosidesAnti-Bacterial AgentsGentamicinsGonorrheaMicrobial Sensitivity TestsNeisseria gonorrhoeaeHumansNetilmicinAminoglycosidesAnti-Bacterial AgentsGentamicinsNetilmicinAminoglycoside antibioticsEtimicinExposureGentamicinGonorrhoeaNetilmicin

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PMID38388739
PMCPMC11108870
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