Ofloxacin: in vitro activity against recently isolated gram-negative bacterial strains

J Chemother. 1989 Apr;1(2):80-3. doi: 10.1080/1120009x.1989.11738869.

Abstract

The activity of ofloxacin was determined against 117 Enterobacteriaceae, 13 Acinetobacter var, anitratus, 124 Pseudomonas aeruginosa in comparison with other antibiotics. Its activity was very high: against Enterobacteriaceae the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC)50 was 0.125 micrograms/ml, the MIC90 1 micrograms/ml, and the geometric mean (GM) was 0.4 micrograms/ml against Acinetobacter var. anitratus the MIC50 1 micrograms/ml, MIC90 4 micrograms/ml, GM 1.7 micrograms/ml. Unlike other authors we found that the activity of ofloxacin was influenced by the selection of P. aeruginosa resistant to carbenicillin and gentamicin.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter / drug effects
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Enterobacteriaceae / drug effects
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Ofloxacin / pharmacology*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / drug effects
  • Quinolones / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Quinolones
  • Ofloxacin