title: Activity of ulifloxacin against clinical hospital isolates.
abstract: We evaluated the activity of ulifloxacin in comparison with ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin and moxifloxacin against clinical isolates from a large teaching hospital in Italy. The isolates derived from patients admitted to surgical and medical wards and intensive care units. Multi-drug resistant S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, enterococci and Enterobacteriaceae spp. strains were included in the study. Ulifloxacin was slightly more active than ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin against gram negative isolates. Against gram positive strains ulifloxacin was as active as moxifloxacin.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Geminiani
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tascini
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leonildi
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piaggesi
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Menichetti
mesh_terms: D024841:Fluoroquinolones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015363:Quinolones / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D010879:Piperazines; D015363:Quinolones; C074190:ulifloxacin