title: In vitro activity of RO 23-6240 (AM-833): a new fluoroquinolone.
abstract: The in vitro activities of RO 23-6240 (AM-833) and four comparative fluoroquinolones were studied. Minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of RO 23-6240, which inhibited at least 90% of strains, were less than or equal to 0.03-1 microgram/ml for Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter anitratus Aeromonas hydrophila, Branhamella catarrhalis, and Haemophilus influenzae, 2-8 micrograms/ml for Staphylococcus saprophyticus, streptococci, diphtheroids, and Pseudomonas spp., and 1-32 micrograms/ml for anaerobic species. MICs of ofloxacin, pefloxacin, norfloxacin, and ciprofloxacin paralleled those of RO 23-6240. With all five drugs, MICs were minimally affected by inoculum size and minimal bacterial concentrations (MBCs) were always within two dilution steps (log2) of MICs.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D016576:Fleroxacin; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009643:Norfloxacin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D015242:Ofloxacin; D010078:Oxazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D015366:Pefloxacin
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010078:Oxazines; D015366:Pefloxacin; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D015242:Ofloxacin; D009643:Norfloxacin; D016576:Fleroxacin