Enhancement of antibiotic activity against poly-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by phenothiazines

M Viveiros, L Amaral - International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2001 - Elsevier
Phenothiazines have been shown to inhibit the in vitro growth of multi-drug resistant
(resistant to rifampicin and isoniazid) Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MDRTB). They have …

Comparative in vitro activity of phenothiazines against multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

MV Bettencourt, S Bosne-David, L Amaral - International journal of …, 2000 - Elsevier
The comparative activity of five phenothiazines against multidrug-resistant strains of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MDRTB) was studied using the Bactec 460 system. The order …

Phenothiazines: an alternative to conventional therapy for the initial management of suspected multidrug resistant tuberculosis. A call for studies

L Amaral, JE Kristiansen - International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2000 - Elsevier
Increased frequency of multidrug resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis results from
inappropriate treatment and lack of patient compliance. The Center for Disease …

Activity of phenothiazines against antibiotic-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a review supporting further studies that may elucidate the potential use of …

L Amaral, JE Kristiansen, M Viveiros… - Journal of …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
The in vitro and in vivo anti-mycobacterial activities of a number of phenothiazine
compounds are reviewed. These compounds, normally employed for the management of …

Clinical Concentrations of Thioridazine Kill Intracellular Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

D Ordway, M Viveiros, C Leandro… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
The phenothiazines chlorpromazine (CPZ) and thioridazine (TZ) have equal in vitro activities
against antibiotic-sensitive and-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. These compounds …

Enhancement of drug susceptibility of multi-drug resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by ethambutol and dimethyl sulphoxide

C Jagannath, VM Reddy… - Journal of Antimicrobial …, 1995 - academic.oup.com
Strategies to augments conventional methods of drug delivery in treatment of multiple drug
resistant tuberculosis are needed to achieve optimum results with available drugs. We have …

Sulfamethoxazole enhances the antimycobacterial activity of rifampicin

L Macingwana, B Baker, AH Ngwane… - Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To investigate the effect of trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole on the survival of
Mycobacterium tuberculosis and trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole individually and …

In vitro Investigation of the Antimicrobial Activities of Novel Tetramethylpiperidine- Substituted Phenazines against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

CEJ van Rensburg, GK Jooné, FA Sirgel, NM Matlola… - Chemotherapy, 2000 - karger.com
The intra-and extracellular activities of 5 novel tetramethylpiperidine (TMP)-substituted
phenazines against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv (ATCC 27294) were determined …

Synergistic activities of clarithromycin and antituberculous drugs against multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis

SJ Cavalieri, JR Biehle… - Antimicrobial agents and …, 1995 - Am Soc Microbiol
The rise of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis has complicated therapy for
tuberculosis and led us to search for a potentially active combination of drugs against these …

Chlorpromazine: a drug potentially useful for treating mycobacterial infections

AJ Crowle, GS Douvas, MH May - Chemotherapy, 1992 - karger.com
Chlorpromazine (CPZ) is one of several phenothiazines known to have antimicrobial
properties. It can inhibit mycobacteria, and was reported in the early literature to improve …