반합성 ${eta}$-lactam 항생제로서 여러 세균에 ${eta}$-lactamase에 대해 높은 안정성을 나타내는 ceftizoxime의 임상 분리 장내 세균 18주에 대한 시험관대 및 생체내 항균효과와 내성균의 출현여부를 조사하고 ampicillin, tetracycline, gentamicin 및 cefadroxyl와의 항균력을 시험관내 설험으로 비교하였으며 또한 마우스 장내 정상균총에 미치는 영향을 관찰하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. Ceftizoxime은 그람음성 장내 세균에 대하여 시험관내에서 높은 항균력을 나타내었으며 이러한 항균력은 ampicillin, tetracycline, gentamicin보다 높았으며 ${eta}$-lactamase 산생 내성균주의 치료제로 알려진 cefadroxyl 보다도 높았다. 2. 시험관내 다체 내성균주는 ampicillin, cefadroxyl, gentamicin 및 tetracycline에 대한 내성주는 E. coli 1주, ampicillin, cefadroxyl 및 tetracycline에 대한 내성주는 E. coli 2주, ampicillin, gentamicin 및 tetracycline에 대한 내성주는 Shigella dysenteriae 이였으며, ampicillin 및 tetracycline에 대한 내성주는 Enterobacter cloacae였고 ampicillin 및 tetracycline에 대한 내성주는 E. coli 5주이었다. 3. Ceftizoxime에 대한 내성균주의 출현율은 매우 낮았다. 4. 서로 다른 내성을 보인 9균주 E. coli (6 strains, Shigella dysenteriae, Enterobacter cloacae, and Samonella typi)중 plasmid 분리는 6균주에서 관찰되었으며 이는 E. coli 5주와 Shigella dysenteriae 1주 있었다. 그러나 항생제에 대한 저항의 marker로서는 결정할 수 없으므로 이를 위해서는 curing experiment를 사용하여야 한다. 5. Ceftizoxime은 마우스 장내 정상균총에는 현저한 영향을 미치지 않았다. 이상의 결과에서 ceftizoxime은 그람음성 장내 세균에 대하여 높은 항균력을 나타내며 장내세균 감염치료에 선택적 항생제로 이용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.
Ceftizoxime sodium is a new synthetic ${eta}$-lactam antibiotic combining potent antibacterial activity with high stability to a wide range of bacterial ${eta}$-lactamase. This experiment was achieved to evaluate the antibacterial activities of ceftizoxime sodium againist Gram negative enteric bacteria isolated from in outpatient visiting Yeungnam university hospital and to study the emergence of drug induced bacterial varients which resist to ceftizoxime in vitro. The antibacterial activity of the ceftizoxime was compared with that of antibiotics and its effect on population of normal intestinal flora in mice was observed. The results are summarized as follows : 1. Highly effective antibacterial activity of ceftizoxime against Gram negative enteric bacilli was demonstrated and this antibacterial activity was superior to that of ampicillin. 2. Several test strains shows multiple antibiotic resistence. Among 15 strains of Escherichia coli, 1 strain was resistent to ampicillin, cefadroxyl, gentamicin, tetracycline, and 2 strains were resistent to ampicillin, cefadroxyl, tetracycline, five strains of Escherichia coli and Enterobacter cloacae was resistent to amplicillin, tetracycline and Shigella dysenteria was resistent to ampicillin, gentamicin, tetracycline. 3. The frequency of in vitro emergence of resistent varients among ceftizoxime sensitive bacteria in the presence of increasing concentrations of the compound was found to be low. 4. Plasmid was isolated in 6 of 9 strains (6 strains of Escherichia coli, Shigella dysenteriae, Enterobacter cloaceae and Salmonella typhi) That showed different antibiotic resistance. They were 5 strains of Escherichia coli and 1 strain of Shigella dysenteriae. However, plasmid could not be considered as a hallmark for antibiotic resistance by this. Further studies with curing experiment are to be accomplished for this purpose. 5. Changes in the bacterial count of normal intestinal flora following 25mg/kg/day administration of ceftizoxime over S consecutive days were not significant. In conclusion, ceftizoxime appeared to be a drug of choice in the treatment of Gram negative enteric bacilli infection.
