title: Temafloxacin disk potency and tentative interpretive criteria for susceptibility tests.
abstract: Temafloxacin disk susceptibility test criteria were evaluated by testing 697 bacterial isolates. Either 5- or 10-micrograms disks could be used satisfactorily. A 5-micrograms temafloxacin disk with zone size breakpoints of less than or equal to 12 mm for resistance (MIC, greater than 4.0 micrograms/ml) and greater than 16 mm for susceptibility (MIC, less than or equal to 2.0 micrograms/ml) is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Microbiology Institute, Tualatin, Oregon 97062.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Barry
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000187:drug effects; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009268:Nalidixic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D015363:Quinolones; D012044:Regression Analysis
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D015363:Quinolones; C054745:temafloxacin; D009268:Nalidixic Acid