Comparison of in vitro activities of gatifloxacin and ciprofloxacin against four taxa of rapidly growing mycobacteria

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Brown-Elliott, BA [1 ]
Wallace, RJ [1 ]
Crist, CJ [1 ]
Mann, L [1 ]
Wilson, RW [1 ]
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[1] Univ Texas Hlth Ctr, Dept Microbiol, Tyler, TX 75708 USA
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10.1128/AAC.46.10.3283-3285.2002
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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By using current NCCLS broth microdilution methods, we found that gatifloxacin inhibited 90% of the isolates of the Mycobacterium fortuitum group at less than or equal to0.12 mug/ml and 90% of the Mycobacterium chelonae isolates at less than or equal to4 mug/ml. Gatifloxacin was generally fourfold more active than ciprofloxacin. We recommend that both gatifloxacin and ciprofloxacin be tested routinely against rapidly growing mycobacteria.
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