title: Antistaphylococcal activity of the fluoroquinolones CI-960, PD 131628, sparfloxacin, ofloxacin and ciprofloxacin.
abstract: Five fluoroquinolones were tested against 300 staphylococci from a wide variety of US medical centers including 150 strains resistant to penicillinase-resistant penicillins (PRP-resistant). Ten ciprofloxacin-resistant strains of PRP-resistant Staphylococcus aureus were relatively resistant to the other fluoroquinolones, but the remaining 290 isolates were susceptible to all five drugs at established or anticipated breakpoint concentrations. The relative potency of the study drugs could be ranked as follows: CI-960 greater than PD 131628 greater than sparfloxacin greater than ciprofloxacin greater than ofloxacin. All five drugs were bactericidal against PRP-resistant and PRP-susceptible staphylococci.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology Institute, Tualatin, Oregon 97062.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Barry
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Fuchs
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009287:Naphthyridines; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D009287:Naphthyridines; C068217:PD 131628; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; C057477:clinafloxacin; D015242:Ofloxacin; C061363:sparfloxacin