title: In vitro activities of gatifloxacin, two other quinolones, and five nonquinolone antimicrobials against obligately anaerobic bacteria.
abstract: The activity of the new fluoroquinolone gatifloxacin was compared with those of other quinolones and antimicrobial agents of other classes against 294 anaerobes by the broth microdilution technique. For all strains tested, gatifloxacin MICs at which 50 and 90% of the isolates were inhibited were 0.5 and 2 mg/liter, respectively, and were 3 to 4 dilution steps lower than, e.g., ciprofloxacin.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Microbiology and Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. schaur@medizin.uni-leipzig.de
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schaumann
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ackermann
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pless
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Claros
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Rodloff
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000187:drug effects*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D000077734:Gatifloxacin; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D000077734:Gatifloxacin