Table 1. Minimal Inhibitory Concentrations (MICs) of R. equi Strains+ 

Reference

(111)

(153)

(17)

(31)

(35)

Author’s data*

Number of strains

51

(None human)

100 animal

102 (36 human)

9

8

(5 human)

24 (15 human)

 

MIC90

MIC90

Range

Range

Range

Range

Range

Penicillin

>2

3.12

0.1-3.1

 

8-16

8-16

 

Methicillin

>16

50

25->100

 

 

 

 

Ampicillin

8

6.25

0.3-12.5

 

 

2-4

 

AmoxClavulanate

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Piperacillin

 

 

 

 

 

16-32

 

Cefotaxime

 

 

 

 

4-32

2-8

 

Ceftriaxone

 

 

 

 

1-8

 

 

Ceftazidime

 

 

 

 

128-256

64

 

Imipenem

 

 

 

 

0.25-2

0.25

 

Erythromycin

<0.25

<0.19

<0.19

 

0.12-0.25

0.12-0.25

≤0.06-0.25

Clarithromycin

2

 

 

 

0.12

 

≤0.06-0.12

Clindamycin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chloramphenicol

16

25

1.56-12.5

 

 

8

 

Tetracycline

4

12.5

0.78-25

0.25-8

 

1-2

 

Doxycicline

 

3.12

1.56-12.5

 

1-4

 

 

Gentamicin

<0.25

0.78

0.19-1.56

 

0.5-2

0.25-0.5

 

Amikacin

2

 

 

 

2-8

0.25-1

2-8

Vancomycin

 

 

 

 

0.5

0.25-0.5

0.06-0.5

Teicoplanin

 

 

 

 

0.5

 

 

Rifampicin

 

 

 

 

 

<0.06

0.06-16

Ciprofloxacin

 

 

 

 

1-2

0.5-1

0.25-1

Ofloxacin

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.25-2

Premafloxacin

 

 

 

0.008-0.25

 

 

 

Enrofloxacin

 

 

 

<0.03-2

 

 

 

Pefloxacine

 

 

 

 

8-16

4-8

 

Cotrimoxazole

32/608

50

3.12-100

 

 

 

 

Sulpha-methoxazole

 

>100

25>100

 

 

16-32

 

Trimethoprim

 

50

6.25-100

 

 

16-64

 

Fusidic acid

 

 

 

 

 

1-2

 

Fosfomycin

 

 

 

 

 

>128

 

Linezolid

 

 

 

0.5-2

 

 

 

Eperezolid

 

 

 

4-16

 

 

 

Isoniazide

 

 

 

 

 

 

>64

Ethambutol

 

 

 

 

 

 

16-64

Pyrazinamide

 

 

 

 

 

 

>64

* Cercenado et al. Meeting of the Spanish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (SEIMC) 1996.

 

Table 2. Antimicrobial Therapies and Clinical Response in a Literature Review [Download PDF]

Antimicrobial therapy

 

Reference

 

FAVORABLE RESPONSE

 

Van + Rifa + Clin

(129)

Van + Cft + Sxt

(51)

Van + Eri  + Gen

(10)

Van + Eri + Cip

(98)

Sxt + Ceftri + Netil

(40)

Tei + Cft + Cip

(40)

Eri + Tet + Cli

(68)

Eri + Rif  + Sxt

(122)

Eri + Rif + Van

(98, 146)

Eri + Rif + Tei

(43)

Eri + Amk

(50)

Eri + Rif

(109)

Van + Dox

(88)

Van + Imp

(117)

Teic + Imp

(28)

Van + Imp

(118)

Cla + Imp

(40)

Van + Eri

(136)

Van + Gen

(146)

Van + Rif

(141)

Imp

(13, 36)

Van

(36, 45)

PARTIAL RESPONSE

 

Cla + Rif + Sxt

(59, 141)

Eri + Rif + Cip

(83)

Tei + Cip + Clin

(40)

Van + Imp + Netil

(40)

Van + Imp + Tetra

(40)

Teic + Imp+ Eri

(40)

Tei + Imp + Cip + Cft

(40)

Tei + Cip

(27)

Van + Eri

(146)

Van + Eri + Cip

(40)

Imp + Cip

(146)

Imp + Cip + Clin

(146)

Azi

(10)

Chl

(133)

Tet

(88)

Cft

(40, 110)

Imp

(26)

Rif + INH + Etb

(118)

Sxt + Amx-Cla + Gen

(109)

Cli + Tet

(150)

Cli + Ctx

(122)

Cli + Gent

(126)

Cip + Chl

(133)

Pen + Gen

(150)

Eri + Cip

(115)

Cla + Cip

(40)

Eri + Cip + Clin

(115)

Eri + Rif

(10)

Van + Amk + Pip

(28)

Van + Rif

(13)

Eri + Clin

(129, 150)

NO RESPONSE

 

Cli

(150)

Cip

(26)

Oflo

(118)

Sxt

(126)

Eri

(126)

Van

(45)

Van + Cft

(51)

Rif + INH + Etb

(110)

Sxt + Amk

(110)

Sxt + Caz

(109)

Cli + Cip

(51)

Cli + Cefonicid

(126)

Eri + Ctx

(118)

Eri + Cip

(98)

Imp + Cip + Clin + Gen

(146)

Van + Gen

(34)

Tei + Amk

(40)

 

Table 3. Response to Maintenance Therapy [Download PDF]

 

Antibiotic

 

Relapse control

Reference

Cip

None

(146)

Cip

Favorable

(136)

Eri

Favorable

(150)

Eri + Rif

Favorable

(13, 43, 98, 146)

Cla + Rif

Favorable

(13)

Cla + Rif

None

(10)

Eri + Dox

Favorable

(36, 50)

Eri + Tet + Cli

Favorable

(68)

Rox + Dox

Favorable

(28)

Eri + Mnc

Favorable

(118)

Cla + Cip

Favorable

(10)

Cla + Sxt

Favorable

(51)

Tei + Cft

Favorable

(28)

Cli + Pen

None

(126)

Amk, Amikacin; Amx-Cla, Amoxycillin+Clavulanate; Caz,  Ceftazidime; Cft, ceftriaxone; Cip, Ciprofloxacin; Cli, Clindamycin; Ctx, cefotaxime; Chl, Chloramphenicol; Dox, Doxyciclin; Eri, Erythromycin; Etb, Ethambutol; Gen, gentamicin; Imp, Imipenem; INH, Isoniazid; Mnc, Minocycline; Ofl, Ofloxacin; Pip, Piperacillin; Rif: Rifampin; Rox, roxithromycin; Tei, Teicoplanin; Tet: Tetracycline Van, Vancomycin