Comparative activity of garenoxacin (BMS 284756), a novel desfluoroquinolone, tested against 8,331 isolates from community-acquired respiratory tract infections: North American results from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (1999-2001).
Emerging resistances to orally administered antimicrobials have escalated among bacteria causing community-acquired respiratory infections (CARTI). The spectrum and potency of garenoxacin, (formerly BMS 284756) was assessed against a collection of CARTI isolates from North American medical centers during a longitudinal surveillance study, the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (1999-2001). A total of 8,331 strains of Hemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, and Streptococcus pneumoniae were tested by reference methods and compared to numerous other marketed antimicrobials. Nearly all (95.1%) M. catarrhalis were penicillin-resistant, 27.9% of H. influenzae were ampicillin-resistant and 35.0% of S. pneumoniae had MICs at > or = 0.12 microg/ml for penicillin. Garenoxacin was very active against the three monitored species with MIC(90) values of < or =0.06 microg/ml. Garenoxacin and other quinolones were equally active against the Gram-negative pathogens (except moxifloxacin which was at least twofold less potent versus M. catarrhalis). However, against pneumococci the rank order of potency (MIC(50) in microg/ml) was: gemifloxacin (0.015) > garenoxacin (0.06) > trovafloxacin = moxifloxacin (0.12) > gatifloxacin (0.25) > levofloxacin = ciprofloxacin (1). A trend toward greater resistance worldwide was observed for ciprofloxacin (MIC, > or = 4 microg/ml), increasing from 1.5% in 1999 to 6.8% in 2001. The highest quinolone resistance rate was observed in North America. Garenoxacin, a new desfluoro(6)quinolone, was documented to be very active in vitro (MIC, < or =2 microg/ml) against > 99.9% of all CARTI isolates in the SENTRY Program. Evolving resistances to other antimicrobial classes or among currently used quinolones appear to position this investigational desfluoro(6)quinolone as a potential treatment option for future clinical use in ambulatory patients.
The JONES Group/JMI Laboratories, North Liberty, Iowa, USA. ronald-jones@jmilabs.com
Ronald N
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Douglas J
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Biedenbach
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D005260:Female; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D001936:Moraxella catarrhalis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009656:North America; D015363:Quinolones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D007211:Indoles; D015363:Quinolones; C419689:garenoxacin