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. 2002 Sep;46(9):3071–3074. doi: 10.1128/AAC.46.9.3071-3074.2002

TABLE 1.

In vitro antibacterial activities of DW286 and quinolones against clinical isolates

Microorganism(s) (no. of isolates) and compound MIC (μg/ml)
Range MIC50 MIC90
QSSA (112)a
    DW286 ≤0.004-0.25 0.008 0.016
    Ciprofloxacin 0.063-2 0.25 0.5
    Gemifloxacin 0.008-0.125 0.031 0.063
    Sparfloxacin 0.016-0.5 0.063 0.125
    Trovafloxacin 0.016-2 0.063 0.125
QRSA (128)a
    DW286 0.063-32 0.5 8
    Ciprofloxacin 4->64 64 >64
    Gemifloxacin 0.25->64 4 64
    Sparfloxacin 1->64 16 >64
    Trovafloxacin 0.25-64 8 64
S. epidermidis (53)
    DW286 0.008-0.5 0.031 0.25
    Ciprofloxacin 0.016->64 0.25 16
    Gemifloxacin 0.016-4 0.063 2
    Sparfloxacin 0.031-32 0.125 8
    Trovafloxacin 0.031-4 0.063 1
S. pyogenes (34)
    DW286 ≤0.004-0.25 0.016 0.031
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.004-4 1 2
    Gemifloxacin ≤0.004-1 0.063 0.25
    Sparfloxacin ≤0.004-2 0.25 0.5
    Trovafloxacin ≤0.004-0.5 0.125 0.25
Enterococcus faecalis (62)
    DW286 0.031-16 1 4
    Ciprofloxacin 0.25->64 4 >64
    Gemifloxacin 0.125-64 4 32
    Sparfloxacin 0.5->64 32 >64
    Trovafloxacin 0.063-64 8 16
Enterococcus faecium (54)
    DW286 0.063-16 4 8
    Ciprofloxacin 0.5->64 16 >64
    Gemifloxacin 0.063->64 8 16
    Sparfloxacin 1->64 8 >64
    Trovafloxacin 0.25-64 8 32
S. pneumoniae (30)
    DW286 ≤0.004-2 0.016 0.125
    Ciprofloxacin 0.031-32 1 4
    Gemifloxacin ≤0.004-8 0.063 0.5
    Sparfloxacin 0.016-16 0.5 2
    Trovafloxacin 0.031-4 0.25 0.5
E. coli (97)
    DW286 0.016-16 0.063 0.5
    Ciprofloxacin 0.008-8 0.031 0.5
    Gemifloxacin ≤0.004-16 0.031 1
    Sparfloxacin ≤0.004-32 0.016 0.5
    Trovafloxacin ≤0.004-32 0.016 0.25
K. pneumoniae (78)
    DW286 ≤0.004-1 0.063 0.5
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.004-4 0.063 0.5
    Gemifloxacin ≤0.004-2 0.063 1
    Sparfloxacin ≤0.004-1 0.031 0.25
    Trovafloxacin ≤0.004-0.5 0.063 0.25
K. axytoca (50)
    DW286 ≤0.004-0.25 0.016 0.125
    Ciprofloxacin 0.016-0.25 0.031 0.125
    Gemifloxacin 0.031-0.5 0.125 0.25
    Sparfloxacin 0.016-0.5 0.031 0.125
    Trovafloxacin 0.016-0.25 0.031 0.125
Citrobacter freundii (45)
    DW286 0.016-16 1 2
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.004-4 0.125 0.5
    Gemifloxacin 0.031-8 0.5 2
    Sparfloxacin 0.031-8 0.5 2
    Trovafloxacin 0.016-8 0.25 1
E. cloacae (65)
    DW286 0.008-4 0.031 0.5
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.004-2 0.063 0.5
    Gemifloxacin 0.031-4 0.25 2
    Sparfloxacin 0.016-8 0.125 1
    Trovafloxacin 0.016-8 0.125 2
E. aerogenes (30)
    DW286 0.063-0.25 0.125 0.25
    Ciprofloxacin 0.016-1 0.063 0.5
    Gemifloxacin 0.063-0.25 0.063 0.25
    Sparfloxacin 0.016-0.5 0.063 0.125
    Trovafloxacin 0.031-0.5 0.125 0.25
Proteus mirabilis (45)
    DW286 0.008-64 0.25 2
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.004-8 0.016 4
    Gemifloxacin 0.016-64 0.125 0.5
    Sparfloxacin ≤0.004->64 0.25 2
    Trovafloxacin 0.008-32 0.125 0.5
Proteus vulgaris (13)
    DW286 ≤0.004-8 0.25 1
    Ciprofloxacin 0.016-64 0.063 2
    Gemifloxacin ≤0.004-64 0.063 0.25
    Sparfloxacin 0.125->64 0.25 2
    Trovafloxacin 0.063->64 0.125 2
Proteus rettgeri (11)
    DW286 0.008-0.25 0.031 0.125
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.004-0.063 0.016 0.063
    Gemifloxacin 0.016-0.125 0.031 0.063
    Sparfloxacin 0.008-0.25 0.031 0.125
    Trovafloxacin 0.008-0.125 0.031 0.063
Providencia stuartii (17)
    DW286 0.125-2 0.25 1
    Ciprofloxacin 0.031-1 0.125 1
    Gemifloxacin 0.125-1 0.25 0.5
    Sparfloxacin 0.063-1 0.125 0.5
    Trovafloxacin 0.125-0.5 0.125 0.5
M. morganii (28)
    DW286 0.031-16 0.25 0.5
    Ciprofloxacin 0.008-4 0.016 0.5
    Gemifloxacin 0.016-2 0.125 0.25
    Sparfloxacin 0.008-2 0.25 0.5
    Trovafloxacin 0.008-4 0.25 0.5
S. marcescens (81)
    DW286 0.25-32 2 16
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.004-16 0.25 4
    Gemifloxacin ≤0.004->64 0.5 8
    Sparfloxacin 0.063->64 1 16
    Trovafloxacin 0.063->64 0.5 4
Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (41)
    DW286 0.016-0.5 0.125 0.25
    Ciprofloxacin 0.008-0.25 0.031 0.063
    Gemifloxacin ≤0.004-0.5 0.063 0.125
    Sparfloxacin 0.008-1 0.031 0.063
    Trovafloxacin 0.008-0.125 0.063 0.125
S. enterica serovar Enteritidis (20)
    DW286 ≤0.004-1 0.125 0.25
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.004-0.125 0.031 0.063
    Gemifloxacin ≤0.004-0.5 0.063 0.5
    Sparfloxacin ≤0.004-0.5 0.063 0.125
    Trovafloxacin ≤0.004-0.125 0.031 0.063
Shigella spp. (60)
    DW286 ≤0.004-4 0.016 0.125
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.004-1 0.016 0.031
    Gemifloxacin ≤0.004-2 ≤0.004 0.031
    Sparfloxacin ≤0.004-1 0.016 0.063
    Trovafloxacin ≤0.004-0.5 0.008 0.031
X. maltophilia (35)
    DW286 0.25-8 1 4
    Ciprofloxacin 0.5-8 2 8
    Gemifloxacin 0.5-2 1 1
    Sparfloxacin 1-4 1 2
    Trovafloxacin 0.5-2 0.5 2
A. calcoaceticus (35)
    DW286 0.063-8 0.25 2
    Ciprofloxacin 0.016-16 0.5 1
    Gemifloxacin 0.031-8 0.25 4
    Sparfloxacin 0.016-4 0.25 2
    Trovafloxacin 0.031-8 0.25 2
H. influenzae (20)
    DW286 ≤0.004-0.063 0.004 0.008
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.004-0.5 0.004 0.016
    Gemifloxacin ≤0.004-0.031 0.004 0.016
    Sparfloxacin ≤0.004-0.063 0.004 0.063
    Trovafloxacin ≤0.004-0.031 0.004 0.031
P. aeruginosa (70)
    DW286 ≤0.004->64 4 32
    Ciprofloxacin ≤0.004->64 0.25 2
    Gemifloxacin ≤0.004->64 2 8
    Sparfloxacin ≤0.004->64 1 8
    Trovafloxacin ≤0.004->64 0.5 4
a

QSSA, quinolone-susceptible S. aureus (ciprofloxacin MIC ≤ 2 μg/ml). For QRSA, ciprofloxacin MIC ≥ 4 μg/ml.