In vitro activities of sitafloxacin (DU-6859a) and six other fluoroquinolones against 8,796 clinical bacterial isolates

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2000 Apr;44(4):1102-7. doi: 10.1128/AAC.44.4.1102-1107.2000.

Abstract

The in vitro activities of sitafloxacin, ciprofloxacin, trovafloxacin, levofloxacin, clinafloxacin, gatifloxacin, and moxifloxacin against 5,046 gram-negative bacteria, 3,344 gram-positive cocci, and 406 anaerobes were determined. Sitafloxacin was the most active agent against gram-positive cocci and anaerobes. Against Enterobacteriaceae and nonfermenters, its activity was either equivalent to or better than that of clinafloxacin.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Fluoroquinolones*
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects
  • Humans

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Fluoroquinolones
  • sitafloxacin