title: Activity of eight fluoroquinolones against both methicillin-susceptible and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from skin infections.
abstract: The in vitro susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus to eight fluoroquinolones, norfloxacin, ofloxacin, enoxacin, ciprofloxacin, lomefloxacin, tosufloxacin, sparfloxacin, and nadifloxacin was established by agar dilution tests, 71 isolates of methicillin-susceptible (MSSA) and 74 isolates of -resistant S. aureus (MRSA) isolated from skin infections. Among all of the fluoroquinolones, nadifloxacin exhibited the lowest MIC for both MSSA and MRSA. In addition, there were no resistant S. aureus, neither MSSA and MRSA, to nadifloxacin. With the exception of nadifloxacin, the incidence of MRSA resistant to fluoroquinolones has gradually increased in recent years. Over half of the MRSA strains were resistant to norfloxacin, ofloxacin, enoxacin, ciprofloxacin, and lomefloxacin.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Kansai Medical University, Kori Branch Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishijima
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Namura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akamatsu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawabata
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujita
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006801:Humans; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones