title: Effect of subminimal inhibitory concentrations of three fluoroquinolones on adherence of uropathogenic strains of Escherichia coli.
abstract: The effect of subinhibitory concentrations (1/2-1/32 x MIC) of ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin and levofloxacin on the adherence of three strains of Escherichia coli (a mannose-resistant haemagglutinating clinical isolate, a non-haemagglutinating clinical isolate and the mannose-resistant haemagglutinating ATCC 25922 strain) were studied. Ciprofloxacin had the lowest MIC values but only the 1/2 MIC concentration inhibited adherence of mannose-resistant haemagglutinating strains after exposure to subMIC values. Significant inhibition of adherence was observed with 1/4 x MIC ofloxacin for both haemagglutinating isolate (27096) and the ATCC strain. Levofloxacin might be more effective and safer than ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin as a long acting fluoroquinolone at subMIC values in patients with UTI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Inciralti, 35340, Izmir, Turkey. huseyin.baskin@deu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baskin
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Doğan
authors.forename: I Hakki
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Bahar
authors.forename: Nuran
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yuluğ
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects*; D002460:Cell Line; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006384:Hemagglutination / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D020128:Inhibitory Concentration 50; D064704:Levofloxacin; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D064704:Levofloxacin; D015242:Ofloxacin