title: Activities of clinafloxacin, alone and in combination with other compounds, against 45 gram-positive and -negative organisms for which clinafloxacin MICs are high.
abstract: Time-kill studies indicated that clinafloxacin showed synergy after 24 h with ceftazidime, amikacin, and imipenem against 12, 8, and 10 of 33 gram-negative rods, respectively; with vancomycin, teicoplanin, cefotaxime, and amikacin against 3, 3, 1, and 1 of 9 staphylococci and enterococci, respectively; and with vancomycin, penicillin, and cefotaxime against 0, 2, and 2 of 3 pneumococci, respectively. The MICs of clinafloxacin alone for most strains were >/=1 microg/ml.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology (Clinical Microbiology), Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033, USA.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Appelbaum
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D004357:Drug Synergism; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; C057477:clinafloxacin