Abstract |
Using a microbroth method for aerobes and agar dilution for anaerobes, we studied the comparative in vitro activity of gemifloxacin, three fluoroquinolones, two macrolides and two beta-lactams, against 207 aerobic and 162 anaerobic antral sinus puncture isolates. Gemifloxacin was active at < or = 0.25 ug/mL against 198/207 [96%] aerobes and 127/162 [78%] anaerobes or 325/369 [88%] of all isolates and was the most active quinolone on a weight basis against Gram-positive organisms. All Haemophilus and Moraxella species were susceptible to < or =0.06 ug/mL of gemifloxacin. Thirty-five anaerobic isolates [35/162, 22%] required > or =0.5 ug/mL of gemifloxacin for inhibition, including all Prevotella species [all except one strain of P. bivia were susceptible to < or = 2 ug/mL] and occasional strains of Bacteroides uniformis, Bacteroides fragilis, Bilophila wadsworthia, Peptostreptococcus magnus, Peptostreptococcus micros, Propionibacterium acnes, and Veillonella species. All fusobacteria were susceptible to < or =0.25 ug/mL of gemifloxacin. Based on our in vitro study results, we conclude that gemifloxacin may offer a therapeutic alternative for sinus infections.
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Authors | Ellie J C Goldstein, Georg Conrads, Diane M Citron, C Vreni Merriam, Yumi Warren, Kerin Tyrrell |
Journal | Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease
(Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis)
Vol. 42
Issue 2
Pg. 113-8
(Feb 2002)
ISSN: 0732-8893 [Print] United States |
PMID | 11858906
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Anti-Infective Agents
- Fluoroquinolones
- Naphthyridines
- Gemifloxacin
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Topics |
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
(pharmacology)
- Anti-Infective Agents
(pharmacology)
- Bacteria, Aerobic
(drug effects, isolation & purification)
- Bacteria, Anaerobic
(drug effects, isolation & purification)
- Drug Resistance, Bacterial
- Fluoroquinolones
- Gemifloxacin
- Humans
- Maxillary Sinus
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
(methods, standards)
- Naphthyridines
(pharmacology)
- Punctures
- Sinusitis
(microbiology)
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