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. 2005 Jul;49(7):3040–3045. doi: 10.1128/AAC.49.7.3040-3045.2005

TABLE 1.

Antibacterial activities of DX-619 and reference compounds against gram-positive bacteria

Organism (no. of strains) and compound MIC (μg/ml)
Range 50% 90%
Staphylococcus aureus
    Methicillin susceptible (48)
  DX-619 ≦0.004-0.06 0.008 0.015
  Levofloxacin 0.12-8 0.25 0.5
  Sitafloxacin 0.008-1 0.03 0.06
  Ciprofloxacin 0.12-32 0.5 2
  Moxifloxacin 0.03-2 0.06 0.12
  Gatifloxacin 0.06-4 0.12 0.25
  Garenoxacin 0.008-1 0.03 0.06
  Vancomycin 1-2 1 1
  Teicoplanin 0.25-1 0.5 0.5
  Quinupristin-dalfopristin 0.12-0.25 0.25 0.25
  Linezolid 2-4 2 4
  Arbekacin 4-128 8 16
  Imipenem 0.03-0.06 0.06 0.06
  Ceftriaxone 2-16 4 4
  Minocycline 0.12-16 0.12 0.12
  Oxacillin 0.25-1 0.5 1
    Methicillin resistant, ciprofloxacin susceptible (24)
  DX-619 ≦0.004-0.015 0.008 0.008
  Levofloxacin 0.12-0.25 0.25 0.25
  Sitafloxacin ≦0.004-0.03 0.03 0.03
  Ciprofloxacin 0.12-0.5 0.5 0.5
  Moxifloxacin 0.015-0.06 0.03 0.06
  Gatifloxacin 0.03-0.12 0.12 0.12
  Garenoxacin 0.008-0.03 0.015 0.03
  Vancomycin 1-2 2 2
  Teicoplanin 0.25-2 0.5 1
  Quinupristin-dalfopristin 0.12-0.5 0.25 0.5
  Linezolid 2 2 2
  Arbekacin 4-32 16 32
  Imipenem 0.25-64 1 32
  Ceftriaxone 32->128 128 >128
  Minocycline 0.12-16 0.12 4
  Oxacillin 16->128 64 >128
    Methicillin resistant, ciprofloxacin resistant (99)
  DX-619 0.03-1 0.06 0.5
  Levofloxacin 4->128 8 >128
  Sitafloxacin 0.25-16 0.5 8
  Ciprofloxacin 8->64 32 >64
  Moxifloxacin 1-64 2 32
  Gatifloxacin 1-128 4 64
  Garenoxacin 0.25-64 1 32
  Vancomycin 0.5-2 1 2
  Teicoplanin 0.25-4 1 1
  Quinupristin-dalfopristin 0.12-4 0.5 0.5
  Linezolid 0.5-2 1 1
  Arbekacin 4->128 8 32
  Imipenem 1->128 32 64
  Ceftriaxone >128 >128 >128
  Minocycline 0.06-16 8 16
  Oxacillin 64->128 >128 >128
Coagulase-negative staphylococci
 Methicillin susceptible (46)
  DX-619 ≦0.004-0.12 0.008 0.015
  Levofloxacin 0.12-16 0.25 0.5
  Sitafloxacin 0.008-0.25 0.015 0.03
  Ciprofloxacin 0.12-32 0.25 0.5
  Moxifloxacin 0.03-4 0.12 0.12
  Gatifloxacin 0.06-4 0.12 0.25
  Garenoxacin 0.015-1 0.03 0.06
  Vancomycin 0.5-4 1 2
  Teicoplanin 0.12-4 0.5 2
  Quinupristin-dalfopristin 0.12-0.25 0.12 0.25
  Linezolid 0.5-1 1 1
  Arbekacin 1-32 2 8
  Imipenem 0.015-0.03 0.03 0.03
  Ceftriaxone 0.5-8 1 2
  Minocycline 0.06-0.5 0.06 0.12
  Oxacillin 0.06-0.25 0.12 0.12
Methicillin resistant (45)
  DX-619 0.008-0.5 0.06 0.12
  Levofloxacin 0.25->128 8 32
  Sitafloxacin 0.015-2 0.25 0.5
  Ciprofloxacin 0.12->64 8 64
  Moxifloxacin 0.06-64 1 4
  Gatifloxacin 0.12-64 2 4
  Garenoxacin 0.03-32 1 4
  Vancomycin 1-4 2 2
  Teicoplanin 0.25-8 1 4
  Quinupristin-dalfopristin 0.12-0.25 0.12 0.25
  Linezolid 1-2 1 2
  Arbekacin 2-64 16 64
  Imipenem 0.12-128 32 64
  Ceftriaxone 8->128 32 >128
  Minocycline 0.06-16 0.25 8
  Oxacillin 2->128 32 >128
Streptococcus pneumoniae
    Penicillin susceptible (48)
  DX-619 ≦0.004-0.03 0.015 0.015
  Levofloxacin 0.5-2 1 2
  Sitafloxacin 0.03-0.12 0.06 0.06
  Ciprofloxacin 0.5-4 1 2
  Moxifloxacin 0.12-0.25 0.12 0.25
  Gatifloxacin 0.25-0.5 0.25 0.5
  Garenoxacin 0.015-0.25 0.06 0.12
  Vancomycin 0.25-1 0.5 1
  Quinupristin-dalfopristin 0.5-2 1 1
  Linezolid 0.5-2 1 2
  Imipenem ≦0.004-0.06 0.008 0.015
  Ceftriaxone 0.015-1 0.12 0.5
  Benzylpenicillin 0.015-0.06 0.03 0.06
Penicillin intermediate and resistant (50)
  DX-619 0.008-0.06 0.03 0.03
  Levofloxacin 1-2 1 2
  Sitafloxacin 0.03-0.25 0.06 0.12
  Ciprofloxacin 1-8 2 4
  Moxifloxacin 0.12-0.5 0.25 0.5
  Gatifloxacin 0.25-1 0.5 0.5
  Garenoxacin 0.03-0.25 0.12 0.12
  Vancomycin 0.25-1 0.5 0.5
  Quinupristin-dalfopristin 0.5-4 1 1
  Linezolid 1-2 1 2
  Imipenem 0.12-0.5 0.25 0.5
  Ceftriaxone 0.5-2 1 2
  Benzylpenicillin 1-4 2 2
Ciprofloxacin resistant (19)
  DX-619 0.015-0.12 0.03 0.12
  Levofloxacin 8-32 16 16
  Sitafloxacin 0.12-0.5 0.25 0.5
  Ciprofloxacin 4-32 16 32
  Moxifloxacin 1-4 2 4
  Gatifloxacin 2-8 4 8
  arenoxacin 0.06-2 0.5 1
  Vancomycin 0.12-1 0.5 1
  Quinupristin-dalfopristin 0.5-2 1 1
  Linezolid 0.25-1 1 1
  Imipenem ≦0.004-0.5 0.06 0.25
  Ceftriaxone 0.008-4 0.25 1
  Benzylpenicillin ≦0.004-4 0.25 4
Streptococcus pyogenes (49)
  DX-619 0.008-0.015 0.008 0.015
  Levofloxacin 0.25-2 0.5 1
  Sitafloxacin 0.015-0.06 0.03 0.06
  Ciprofloxacin 0.25-2 0.5 1
  Moxifloxacin 0.12-0.5 0.25 0.5
  Gatifloxacin 0.25-0.5 0.25 0.5
  Garenoxacin 0.06-0.25 0.12 0.25
  Vancomycin 0.5-1 0.5 1
  Teicoplanin 0.12-0.25 0.25 0.25
  Quinupristin-dalfopristin 0.25-0.5 0.5 0.5
  Linezolid 0.25-1 0.5 1
  Imipenem ≦0.004-0.008 ≦0.004 0.008
  Ceftriaxone ≦0.004-0.03 0.03 0.03
  Benzylpenicillin ≦0.004-0.015 0.015 0.015
Streptococcus agalactiae (19)
  DX-619 0.008-0.12 0.015 0.12
  Levofloxacin 0.5-32 1 32
  Sitafloxacin 0.06-1 0.06 0.5
  Ciprofloxacin 0.5-32 1 32
  Moxifloxacin 0.12-8 0.25 8
  Gatifloxacin 0.25-8 0.25 8
  Garenoxacin 0.06-4 0.12 4
  Vancomycin 0.5-2 1 1
  Teicoplanin 0.12-0.5 0.5 0.5
  Quinupristin-dalfopristin 0.5 0.5 0.5
  Linezolid 1-2 1 2
  Imipenem 0.015-0.03 0.03 0.03
  Ceftriaxone 0.06-0.25 0.12 0.12
  Benzylpenicillin 0.06-0.12 0.06 0.12
Enterococcus faecalis
    Vancomycin susceptible (50)
  DX-619 0.03-0.5 0.06 0.25
  Levofloxacin 1-128 2 32
  Sitafloxacin 0.06-4 0.12 2
  Ciprofloxacin 0.5-64 1 64
  Moxifloxacin 0.12-16 0.25 8
  Gatifloxacin 0.25-32 0.5 16
  Garenoxacin 0.12-8 0.25 4
  Vancomycin 1-4 1 2
  Teicoplanin 0.12-0.5 0.25 0.5
  Quinupristin-dalfopristin 4-32 8 16
  Linezolid 1-2 2 2
  Imipenem 1-4 1 4
 Vancomycin resistant (18)
  DX-619 0.015-0.5 0.25 0.5
  Levofloxacin 0.5-64 32 64
  Sitafloxacin 0.06-4 2 4
  Ciprofloxacin 0.25-128 32 64
  Moxifloxacin 0.12-32 16 32
  Gatifloxacin 0.25-32 16 32
  Garenoxacin 0.06-8 4 8
  Vancomycin 8->128 >128 >128
  Teicoplanin 0.25-128 64 128
  Quinupristin-dalfopristin 0.5-16 8 16
  Linezolid 2 2 2
  Imipenem 1-128 2 64
Enterococcus faecium
    Vancomycin susceptible (47)
  DX-619 0.03-4 1 2
  Levofloxacin 1-128 16 64
  Sitafloxacin 0.06-8 1 4
  Ciprofloxacin 1->64 16 64
  Moxifloxacin 0.25-64 8 32
  Gatifloxacin 0.25-32 16 32
  Garenoxacin 0.25-64 8 32
  Vancomycin 0.5-2 1 1
  Teicoplanin 0.25-2 0.5 1
  Quinupristin-dalfopristin 0.25-16 0.5 2
  Linezolid 2 2 2
  Imipenem 2->128 >128 >128
    Vancomycin resistant (19)
  DX-619 0.06-4 0.25 2
  Levofloxacin 2-64 4 64
  Sitafloxacin 0.12-8 0.5 8
  Ciprofloxacin 1->128 4 >128
  Moxifloxacin 0.5-32 4 32
  Gatifloxacin 0.5-32 4 32
  Garenoxacin 0.25-32 8 32
  Vancomycin 32->128 >128 >128
  Teicoplanin 0.5-64 32 64
  Quinupristin-dalfopristin 0.5-4 0.5 2
  Linezolid 2 2 2
  Imipenem 16->128 >128 >128
Enterococcus gallinarum Vancomycin resistant (13)
  DX-619 0.12-2 1 2
  Levofloxacin 2-64 16 64
  Sitafloxacin 0.25-8 2 8
  Ciprofloxacin 2->128 128 >128
  Moxifloxacin 0.5-32 4 32
  Gatifloxacin 0.5-64 8 32
  Garenoxacin 0.25-8 2 8
  Vancomycin 8->128 >128 >128
  Teicoplanin 0.5->128 32 >128
  Quinupristin-dalfopristin 0.25-2 0.5 2
  Linezolid 2 2 2
  Imipenem 1->128 >128 >128
Peptostreptococcus spp. (13)
  DX-619 ≦0.004-1 0.06 0.5
  Levofloxacin 0.06-32 4 16
  Sitafloxacin 0.015-2 0.06 0.5
  Ciprofloxacin 0.12-16 2 8
  Moxifloxacin 0.03-32 0.25 2
  Gatifloxacin 0.03-128 0.12 32
  Garenoxacin 0.12-64 1 8
  Vancomycin 0.25-4 0.25 1
  Teicoplanin 0.06-0.12 0.12 0.12
  Quinupristin-dalfopristin 0.25-0.5 0.5 0.5
  Linezolid 0.5-1 1 1
  Imipenem ≦0.004-1 0.03 0.12
  Ceftriaxone 0.06->128 0.25 4
Clostridium difficile (17)
  DX-619 0.25-32 2 2
  Levofloxacin 4-128 64 128
  Sitafloxacin 0.25-32 1 2
  Ciprofloxacin 16-64 32 64
  Moxifloxacin 2-128 32 32
  Gatifloxacin 2-64 32 32
  Garenoxacin 1-128 32 64
  Vancomycin 1-4 2 2
  Teicoplanin 0.06-0.25 0.12 0.25
  Quinupristin-dalfopristin 1-2 1 2
  Linezolid 0.5-4 1 4
  Imipenem 8-32 16 16
  Ceftriaxone 16->128 128 >128