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Comparative Study
. 2001 Jun;45(6):1896-9.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.45.6.1896-1899.2001.

Comparative in vitro activities of gemifloxacin, other quinolones, and nonquinolone antimicrobials against obligately anaerobic bacteria

N Kleinkauf  1 , G Ackermann, R Schaumann, A C Rodloff
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Comparative Study

Comparative in vitro activities of gemifloxacin, other quinolones, and nonquinolone antimicrobials against obligately anaerobic bacteria

N Kleinkauf et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2001 Jun.

Abstract

The in vitro activity of gemifloxacin was compared to that of other quinolone and nonquinolone antimicrobials against 204 anaerobes by the agar dilution technique. The data indicate that gemifloxacin has a rather selective anaerobic activity. Most Peptostreptococcus, Porphyromonas, and Fusobacterium species are susceptible, while gemifloxacin's activity against other gram-negative anaerobes appears to be variable.

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