In vitro activities of moxifloxacin against 900 aerobic and anaerobic surgical isolates from patients with intra-abdominal and diabetic foot infections. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2004 Mar;48(3):1012-6
Date
02/26/2004Pubmed ID
14982797Pubmed Central ID
PMC353113DOI
10.1128/AAC.48.3.1012-1016.2004Scopus ID
2-s2.0-1442275602 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 92 CitationsAbstract
The in vitro activities of moxifloxacin, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, gatifloxacin, imipenem, piperacillin-tazobactam, clindamycin, and metronidazole against 900 surgical isolates were determined using NCCLS testing methods. Moxifloxacin exhibited good to excellent antimicrobial activity against most aerobic (90.8%) and anaerobic (97.1%) microorganisms, suggesting that it may be effective for the treatment of polymicrobial surgical infections.
Author List
Edmiston CE, Krepel CJ, Seabrook GR, Somberg LR, Nakeeb A, Cambria RA, Towne JBMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AbdomenAnti-Infective Agents
Aza Compounds
Bacteria, Aerobic
Bacteria, Anaerobic
Bacterial Infections
Diabetic Foot
Fluoroquinolones
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Quinolines