title: [In vitro activity of sparfloxacin against methicillin-resistant staphylococci].
abstract: The antimicrobial activity of sparfloxacin (CAS 110871-86-8) against 154 clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant staphylococci was investigated and compared with that of 6 other fluoroquinolones. The isolates consisted of 100 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), 29 Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE) and 25 other coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS). Sparfloxacin was more active than ciprofloxacin and the other fluoroquinolones against all strains tested. The MIC90 of sparfloxacin against the 100 isolates of Staphylococcus aureus was 8 mg/l, while that of ciprofloxacin was > or = 64 mg/l. Moreover, ciprofloxacin-susceptible MRSA isolates were inhibited by sparfloxacin at a concentration of < or = 0.06 mg/l. The other quinolones had an MIC90 ranging from 0.5 mg/l to 4 mg/l against ciprofloxacin-susceptible MRSA. Similar results were obtained for the MRSE and CNS isolates tested. As many as 90% of the ciprofloxacin-susceptible microorganisms were inhibited at a concentration of < or = 0.06 mg/l or 0.125 mg/l of sparfloxacin. The MIC90 of sparfloxacin against ciprofloxacin-resistant CNS and MRSE were 4 mg/l and 8 mg/l, respectively. Sparfloxacin was clearly more active than any of the other quinolones against all species tested, although higher concentrations were needed to inhibit ciprofloxacin-resistant staphylococci.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Infektionshygiene, Technischen Universität München.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wallrauch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Voss
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Milatovic
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Braveny
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015363:Quinolones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D015363:Quinolones; C061363:sparfloxacin
vernacular_title: In-vitro-Aktivität von Sparfloxacin gegen Methicillin-resistente Staphylokokken.