ACTIVITY OF SPARFLOXACIN ON STAPHYLOCOCCUS-EPIDERMIDIS ATTACHED TO PLASTIC CATHETERS

Authors
PASCUAL A GARCIA I DEARELLANO ER PEREA EJ
Citation
A. Pascual et al., ACTIVITY OF SPARFLOXACIN ON STAPHYLOCOCCUS-EPIDERMIDIS ATTACHED TO PLASTIC CATHETERS, Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 36(2), 1995, pp. 425-430
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Journal title
Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy → ACNP
ISSN journal
03057453
Volume
36
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
425 - 430
Database
ISI
SICI code
0305-7453(1995)36:2<425:AOSOSA>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
The activity of sparfloxacin on Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms on different plastic catheters was evaluated. Sparfloxacin showed high b actericidal activity against S. epidermidis biofilms on Vialon and pol yvinylchloride catheters. The combination of sparfloxacin with amikaci n or rifampicin significantly increased its activity against bacterial biofilms on polyurethane and Teflon catheters.