title: Mutant prevention concentration as a measure of antibiotic potency: studies with clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
abstract: The mutant prevention concentration (MPC) of a C-8-methoxy fluoroquinolone exhibited a narrow distribution for 14 genetically diverse clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, indicating that results from single-isolate studies are likely to be representative. When one isolate was challenged with a variety of antituberculosis agents, C-8-methoxy fluoroquinolones were exceptional in having MPCs below the maximum concentration attained in serum by use of commonly recommended doses.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Research Institute, New York, NY 10016, USA.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Kreiswirth
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Drlica
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods; D009154:Mutation; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; C109637:PD 161148; D002939:Ciprofloxacin