title: [Comparative activities in vitro of 4 quinolones (nalidixic acid, pefloxacin, norfloxacin, ofloxacin) on 13 bacterial species].
abstract: Nalidixic acid and three fluoroquinolones were tested on 389 strains belonging to 13 bacterial species, all isolated in Algeria. Ofloxacin, norfloxacin and pefloxacin have the same activities on E. coli, Acinetobacter and S. aureus. Norfloxacin has the best activity on Proteus, Enterobacter, Shigella and Klebsiella. Norfloxacin and ofloxacin have the same activities on S. typhi, Salmonella and choleric Vibrio. Norfloxacin has the same activity than pefloxacin on P. aeruginosa. It is necessary to prescribe a quinolone in the right way and to consider the pharmacokinetic properties.
authors.affiliation: Service de Bactériologie médicale, Institut Pasteur Algérie.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rahal
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009268:Nalidixic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D009643:Norfloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D015366:Pefloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D015366:Pefloxacin; D009268:Nalidixic Acid; D015242:Ofloxacin; D009643:Norfloxacin
vernacular_title: Activités comparées in vitro de quatre quinolones (ac. nalidixique, pefloxacine, norfloxacine, ofloxacine) sur 13 especes bactériennes.