[[[ Objective: ]]] Determine the susceptibility to five fluoroquinolones and cross-resistance of pneumococcusclinical isolates with different penicillin susceptibilities gathered in a community-based study. [[[ Design: ]]] Cross-sectional survey. [[[ Materials: ]]] Two hundred and thirty one (231) isolates were obtained from respiratory secretions or blood specimens from 231 patients with acquired acute respiratory infection or bacteremia. [[[ Outcome measures: ]]] In vitro susceptibility to penicillin (PEN), ciprofloxacin (CIP), levofloxacin (LEV), gatifioxacin (GAT), moxifloxacin (MOX) and gemifioxacin (GEM) was determined with minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) using the E test. [[[ Results: ]]] 42% of the isolates showed decreased susceptibility to PEN. The lowest antibiotic concentration that inhibited 90% of the isolates was 3 microg/ml (for CIP), 1 microg/ml (for LEV), 0.25 microg/ml (for GAT), 0.125 microg/ml (for MOX) and 0.032 microg/ml (for GEM). Median MIC for LEV, GAT, MOX and GEM increased with decreasing susceptibility to CIP. Susceptibility to CIP was similar between penicillin-susceptible and penicillin-resistant pneumococci. [[[ Conclusion: ]]] Third and fourth generation fluoroquinolones showed very high inhibitory activity, higher than that for CIP, for both penicillin-susceptible and penicillin-resistant pneumococci. We noted cross-resistance among fluoroquinolones.
[Flouroquinolone activity in clinical isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae with different susceptibility to penicilline: an epidemiological study in five cities of Mexico]
[Category] 폐렴구균 감염증,
[Article Type] article
[Source] pubmed
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