title: Activity of gatifloxacin compared to those of seven agents against bacteria recovered from outpatients with respiratory tract infection.
abstract: The in vitro activity of gatifloxacin and levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, penicillin, ampicillin, ampicillin-sulbactam, ceftriaxone and clarithromycin was evaluated against 173 S. pneumoniae strains (128, penicillin-susceptible strains; 32, intermediate penicillin- resistant strains and 13, penicillin-resistant strains), 163 H. influenzae strains (128, beta-lactamase non-producer; 35, beta-lactamase producers), 111 M. catarrhalis (9, beta-lactamase non-producer; 102, beta-lactamase producers), 95 Streptococcus pyogenes and 116 S. aureus strains (96, methicillin-susceptible; 20, methicillin-resistant) recovered from outpatients with respiratory tract infection. Based upon the MICs at which 50% and 90% of the isolates were inhibited we concluded that gatifloxacin proved to be the most active antibiotic against respiratory pathogens, including all the penicillin-resistant pneumococci and H. influenzae or M. catarrhalis producing beta-lactamase. Furthermore, their MICs against S. pneumoniae and methicillin-resistant S. aureus were lower than those of levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin.Therefore, this new fluoroquinolone displayed in vitro features that make it suitable for treating community-acquired respiratory tract infections.
authors.affiliation: C.E.M.I.C., Buenos Aires, Argentina. JSmayevsky@cemic.edu.ar
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smayevsky
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Di Chiara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Scarano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lanza
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vilches
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stepanik
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bantar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sucari
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000494:pharmacology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D000077734:Gatifloxacin; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D018942:Macrolides; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D001936:Moraxella catarrhalis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010045:Outpatients; D010406:Penicillins / Q000494:pharmacology; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002511:Cephalosporins; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D018942:Macrolides; D010406:Penicillins; D000077734:Gatifloxacin