title: Moxifloxacin activity against clinical isolates compared with the activity of ciprofloxacin.
abstract: The activity of moxifloxacin, a new 8-methoxyquinolone, was compared in vitro with the activity of ciprofloxacin against clinical strains isolated from various sites of infection. The mode MIC values of moxifloxacin were superior to those of ciprofloxacin against Streptococcus pneumoniae, methicillin-susceptible and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus spp., Escherichia coli and Acinetobacter spp., while ciprofloxacin was more active against Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas spp. Both antibiotics had similar activity against Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis and Enterobacter spp.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, University of Istanbul, 34390 Capa, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Zerrin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Aktaş
authors.forename: Nevriye
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gönüllü
authors.forename: Melek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salcioğlu
authors.forename: Ciğdem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bal
authors.forename: Ozdem
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Anğ
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001372:Aza Compounds; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D000077266:Moxifloxacin; D011804:Quinolines
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D001372:Aza Compounds; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D011804:Quinolines; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D000077266:Moxifloxacin