title: In vitro susceptibility of Nocardia spp. to a new fluoroquinolone, tosufloxacin (T-3262).
abstract: The in vitro activity of a new fluoroquinolone, tosufloxacin (T-3262), against 111 pathogenic Nocardia strains was studied by an agar dilution method and compared with the activities of other fluoroquinolones. All strains were susceptible to tosufloxacin, and the drug was 2 to 20 times more active than four other quinolones tested. Nocardia farcinica was the Nocardia species most susceptible to tosufloxacin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Chemotherapy, Research Center for Pathogenic Fungi and Microbial Toxicoses, Chiba University, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yazawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mikami
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Uno
mesh_terms: D042462:4-Quinolones; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009287:Naphthyridines; D009615:Nocardia / Q000187:drug effects*; D009617:Nocardia Infections / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D042462:4-Quinolones; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D009287:Naphthyridines; C055185:tosufloxacin