| Literature DB >> 12654680 |
Dilek Ince1, Xiamei Zhang, David C Hooper.
Abstract
Moxifloxacin has enhanced potency against Staphylococcus aureus, lower propensity to select for resistant mutants, and higher bactericidal activity against highly resistant strains than ciprofloxacin. Despite similar activity against purified S. aureus topoisomerase IV and DNA gyrase, it selects for topoisomerase IV mutants, making topoisomerase IV the preferred target in vivo.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12654680 PMCID: PMC152517 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.47.4.1410-1415.2003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191