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Title: | Activities of gemifloxacin and five other antimicrobial agents against Listeria monocytogenes and coryneform bacteria isolated from clinical samples |
Authors: | Martínez-Martínez, L Joyanes, P Suárez, A I Perea, E J |
metadata.dc.contributor.authoraffiliation: | [Martínez-Martínez,L; Joyanes,P; SuárezAI; Perea,EJ] Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine and University Hospital Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain. |
Keywords: | Antibacterianos;Corynebacterium;Listeria monocytogenes;Naftiridinas;Fluoroquinolonas |
metadata.dc.subject.mesh: | Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Chemical Actions and Uses::Pharmacologic Actions::Therapeutic Uses::Anti-Infective Agents::Anti-Bacterial Agents Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Bacteria::Gram-Positive Bacteria::Actinobacteria::Actinomycetales::Corynebacterium Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Eukaryota::Animals::Chordata::Vertebrates::Mammals::Primates::Haplorhini::Catarrhini::Hominidae::Humans Medical Subject Headings::Organisms::Bacteria::Gram-Positive Bacteria::Bacillales::Listeria::Listeria monocytogenes Medical Subject Headings::Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment::Diagnosis::Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures::Clinical Laboratory Techniques::Microbiological Techniques::Microbial Sensitivity Tests Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Heterocyclic Compounds::Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring::Naphthyridines Medical Subject Headings::Chemicals and Drugs::Heterocyclic Compounds::Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring::Quinolines::Quinolones::Fluoroquinolones |
Issue Date: | Aug-2001 |
Publisher: | American Society for Microbiology |
Citation: | Martínez-Martínez L, Joyanes P, Suárez AI, Perea EJ. Activities of gemifloxacin and five other antimicrobial agents against Listeria monocytogenes and coryneform bacteria isolated from clinical samples. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2001;45(8):2390-2. |
Abstract: | The in vitro activities of gemifloxacin, ciprofloxacin, ampicillin, doxycycline, gentamicin, and vancomycin were evaluated against 15 Listeria monocytogenes strains and 205 coryneform bacteria isolated from clinical samples. The percentages of strains inhibited by gemifloxacin at 0.5 microg/ml were 100% (L. monocytogenes), 93.3% (Brevibacterium spp.), 90% (Corynebacterium minutissimum), 42.5% (Corynebacterium amycolatum), 20% (Corynebacterium striatum), 12.5% (Corynebacterium jeikeium), and 10% (Corynebacterium urealyticum). One hundred percent of the L. monocytogenes strains were inhibited by 0.25 microg of gemifloxacin per ml, whereas 0% of the strains were inhibited by 0.25 microg of ciprofloxacin per ml. Vancomycin at 2 microg/ml inhibited all strains. Doxycycline and gentamicin at 4 microg/ml inhibited 94 and 49% of the strains, respectively, while ampicillin at 0.5, 2, and 8 microg/ml inhibited 24, 61, and 66% of the strains, respectively. It is concluded that gemifloxacin shows good in vitro activity against L. monocytogenes and coryneform bacteria except C. jeikeium and C. urealyticum. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2617 |
metadata.dc.relation.publisherversion: | http://aac.asm.org/content/45/8/2390 |
metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | 10.1128/AAC.45.8.2390-2392.2001 |
ISSN: | 0095-1137 (Print) 1098-660X (Online) |
Appears in Collections: | 01- Artículos - Hospital Virgen Macarena |
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