Activities of five new fluoroquinolones against Pseudomonas pseudomallei

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1988 Jun;32(6):928-9. doi: 10.1128/AAC.32.6.928.

Abstract

Thirty-four isolates of Pseudomonas pseudomallei were tested by a broth microdilution technique for susceptibility to amifloxacin, ciprofloxacin, enoxacin, norfloxacin, and ofloxacin. Ciprofloxacin was the most active agent tested, with an MIC for 90% of the strains tested of 8 micrograms/ml. These in vitro results suggest that the fluoroquinolones tested would not be optimal for therapy of melioidosis.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Culture Media
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Pseudomonas / drug effects*
  • Quinolines / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Culture Media
  • Quinolines