Literature DB >> 10898706

Comparative activities of ciprofloxacin, clinafloxacin, gatifloxacin, gemifloxacin, levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, and trovafloxacin against epidemiologically defined Acinetobacter baumannii strains.

B Heinemann1, H Wisplinghoff, M Edmond, H Seifert.   

Abstract

In vitro activities of seven fluoroquinolones against 140 clinical Acinetobacter baumannii isolates representing 138 different strain types were determined. The rank order of activity was clinafloxacin > gatifloxacin > levofloxacin > trovafloxacin > gemifloxacin = moxifloxacin > ciprofloxacin. The 31 outbreak-related A. baumannii strains were significantly more resistant than were 109 sporadic strains.

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Year:  2000        PMID: 10898706      PMCID: PMC90044          DOI: 10.1128/AAC.44.8.2211-2213.2000

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Antimicrob Agents Chemother        ISSN: 0066-4804            Impact factor:   5.191


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