title: Comparative in vitro activities of gemifloxacin, other quinolones, and nonquinolone antimicrobials against obligately anaerobic bacteria.
abstract: The in vitro activity of gemifloxacin was compared to that of other quinolone and nonquinolone antimicrobials against 204 anaerobes by the agar dilution technique. The data indicate that gemifloxacin has a rather selective anaerobic activity. Most Peptostreptococcus, Porphyromonas, and Fusobacterium species are susceptible, while gemifloxacin's activity against other gram-negative anaerobes appears to be variable.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Microbiology and Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kleinkauf
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ackermann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schaumann
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Rodloff
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001421:Bacteria, Anaerobic / Q000187:drug effects*; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D000077735:Gemifloxacin; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009287:Naphthyridines / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D009287:Naphthyridines; D000077735:Gemifloxacin