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Comparative Study
. 1999 Nov;43(11):2783-6.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.43.11.2783.

In vitro activities of gatifloxacin, two other quinolones, and five nonquinolone antimicrobials against obligately anaerobic bacteria

R Schaumann  1 , G Ackermann, B Pless, M C Claros, A C Rodloff
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Comparative Study

In vitro activities of gatifloxacin, two other quinolones, and five nonquinolone antimicrobials against obligately anaerobic bacteria

R Schaumann et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1999 Nov.

Abstract

The activity of the new fluoroquinolone gatifloxacin was compared with those of other quinolones and antimicrobial agents of other classes against 294 anaerobes by the broth microdilution technique. For all strains tested, gatifloxacin MICs at which 50 and 90% of the isolates were inhibited were 0.5 and 2 mg/liter, respectively, and were 3 to 4 dilution steps lower than, e.g., ciprofloxacin.

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