Activity of oral agents against pediatric isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Authors
Black, J Moland, ES Chartrand, SA Thomson, KS
Citation
J. Black et al., Activity of oral agents against pediatric isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae, DIAG MICR I, 39(3), 2001, pp. 195-197
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
DIAGNOSTIC MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
ISSN journal
07328893 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
195 - 197
Database
ISI
SICI code
0732-8893(200103)39:3<195:AOOAAP>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
An in vitro study of the activity of 10 oral agents against 153 pediatric i solates of Streptococcus pneumoniae identified moxifloxacin and levofloxaci n as the most active agents regardless of penicillin or macrolide susceptib ility. Moxifloxacin inhibited all strains at 0.25 mug/ml and was 8- to 16-f old more potent than levofloxacin. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science inc. All right s reserved.