Open AccessIn Vitro Evaluation of a New Aminoglycoside Derivative of Kanamycin, BB-KA: a Comparison with Tobramycin and Gentamycin
Author(s) -
Kristen Ries,
Matthew E. Levison,
Donald Kaye
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.3.4.532
Subject(s) - tobramycin , aminoglycoside , kanamycin , gentamicin , in vitro , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , antibiotics , pharmacology , biology , biochemistry
Against more than 90% of 200 bacterial strains tested in vitro, the inhibitory concentration of gentamicin and tobramycin was 3.1 μg/ml and that of BB-K 8, a new semisynthetic aminoglycoside derivative of kanamycin, was 6.3 μg/ml.