title: Fluoroquinolone susceptibilities of efflux-mediated multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Burkholderia cepacia.
abstract: The antibacterial activities of seven fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, BAYy3118, clinafloxacin, gemifloxacin, moxifloxacin, sparfloxacin and trovafloxacin) against isogenic efflux-mediated multidrug-resistant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Burkholderia cepacia, were compared. The results indicate that these fluoroquinolones are all substrates for the multidrug efflux systems of these organisms. Clinafloxacin was found generally to be the most active agent against multidrug-resistant strains.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada K7L 3N6.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: X Z
authors.initials: XZ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Poole
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001692:Biological Transport; D016956:Burkholderia cepacia / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D027425:ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family C Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D009154:Mutation; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics; D020615:Stenotrophomonas maltophilia / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D027425:ATP-Binding Cassette, Sub-Family C Proteins