title: Levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin in vitro activities against 4,003 clinical bacterial isolates collected in 24 Italian laboratories.
abstract: Levofloxacin showed comparable in vitro susceptibility to ciprofloxacin among Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, enterococci, and Staphylococcus aureus, while greater susceptibility was observed in Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Staphylococcus epidermidis, mainly when oxacillin resistant. The susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae to levofloxacin reached 99%.
authors.affiliation: Medical Department. Medicine Research Center GlaxoSmithKline, Verona, Italy. j.liu@auckland.ac.nz
authors.forename: Giovanni Pietro
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Gesu
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marchetti
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Piccoli
authors.forename: Annalisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cavallero
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D064704:Levofloxacin; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D064704:Levofloxacin; D015242:Ofloxacin