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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-10-28
pubmed:abstractText
Minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of sparfloxacin (SFX) were determined by agar dilution for 3,164 bacterial strains isolated in 10 university hospitals; in addition, antibiograms by agar diffusion were performed with 5 micrograms disks. Activity of SFX against nalidixic acid (NAL) susceptible (S) Enterobacteriaceae was close to that of other fluoroquinolones (FQ) (MIC 50 and 90: 0.06-0.5 microgram/ml); like for other FQ, this activity was reduced against NAL intermediate and resistant (R) Enterobacteriaceae (2-16). MICs of SFX against P. aeruginosa were between 0.12 and 16 (1-32). SFX had also a good activity against NAL-S A. baumannii (CMI < or = 0.25) but this activity is reduced against NAL-R Acinetobacter (16). SFX was highly active against Haemophilus (0.016-0.06) gonococci (0.008), meningococci (0.008) and B. catarrhalis (0.008-0.03). SFX showed activity superior to the currently available FQ against methicillin susceptible staphylococci (0.06); the resistant strains [8] are usually methicillin resistant. SFX is more effective against enterococci (0.5), streptococci (0.25-0.5) and particularly pneumococci (0.25-0.5) including penicillin-resistant strains. The coefficient correlation of the regression curve is 0.876; for MIC breakpoints of 1 and 2 micrograms/ml, zone diameter breakpoints should be 20 and 16 mm.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0369-8114
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
241-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
[In vitro antibacterial activity of a new fluoroquinolone, sparfloxacin, against nosocomial bacteria, and concordance curve].
pubmed:affiliation
Service de Bactériologie, CHU Henri-Mondor, Créteil, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, In Vitro, English Abstract, Multicenter Study