Effects of antibiotic treatment on the lactobacillus composition of vaginal microbiota

Bull Exp Biol Med. 2015 Apr;158(6):766-8. doi: 10.1007/s10517-015-2857-1. Epub 2015 Apr 21.

Abstract

We analyzed sensitivity of 123 vaginal lactobacillus strains to antibacterial substances. All lactobacillus strains were sensitive to ampicillin, cefazolin, cefotaxime, and vancomycin, and insensitive to metronidazole, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, and levofloxacin. Lactobacillus strains demonstrated different sensitivity to gentamycin, clindamycin, erythromycin, ciprofloxacin, and tetracycline. The phenomenon of preferential selective influence of antibacterial drugs on the composition of lactobacilli of the vaginal microbiota, in which some lactobacilli survive as part of the vaginal microbiota and have a selective advantage over other types of lactobacilli, should be taken into account during treatment of vaginal infections and dysbiosis.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Ciprofloxacin / pharmacology
  • Clindamycin / pharmacology
  • Erythromycin / pharmacology
  • Female
  • Gentamicins / pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Lactobacillus / drug effects*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Microbiota / drug effects*
  • Pregnancy
  • Tetracycline / pharmacology
  • Vagina / microbiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Gentamicins
  • Clindamycin
  • Ciprofloxacin
  • Erythromycin
  • Tetracycline