title: In vitro activities of lomefloxacin, tetracycline, penicillin, spectinomycin, and ceftriaxone against Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis.
abstract: In vitro lomefloxacin was highly active against 208 penicillin-susceptible and -resistant isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. However, its MIC and MBC against 10 isolates of Chlamydia trachomatis were 2 and greater than 4 micrograms/ml, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Investigation Unit, Sexually Transmitted Disease Control, Alberta Health, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Talbot
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Romanowski
mesh_terms: D042462:4-Quinolones; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000494:pharmacology; D002692:Chlamydia trachomatis / Q000187:drug effects*; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000187:drug effects*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000494:pharmacology; D015363:Quinolones; D000198:Spectinomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D042462:4-Quinolones; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D010406:Penicillins; D015363:Quinolones; D002443:Ceftriaxone; D000198:Spectinomycin; D013752:Tetracycline; C053091:lomefloxacin