TABLE 3.

Comparison of moxifloxacin susceptibilities of selected species of Bacteroides isolated from human intra-abdominal sources reported from four studies

Studya	Total no. of isolates	Yr range	MIC50/MIC90 (GM MIC) (μg/ml) for:
			B. fragilis	B. thetaiotaomicron	B. ovatus	B. distasonis	B. uniformis	B. vulgatus
RMA	360	2001-2004	0.5/8 (0.7)	1/4 (1.5)	2/16 (2.9)	0.5/8 (0.6)	2/16 (3.1)	1/16 (2.1)
Edmiston	290	1999-2002	0.5/1 (97%)c	2/2	2/2	0.5/2	0.5/4	0.5/2
Snydman	567	1999-2000	1/8 (1.5)	2/32 (4.2)	4/32 (4.1)	2/32 (2.8)	8/32 (6.2)	32/128 (15)
Horn	55/200b	1996-1997	0.25/8	2/4	NAd	NA	NA	2/64

^aRMA, current study; Edmiston, reference 7; Snydman, reference 21; Horn, reference 12.

^bHorn and Robson studied 200 isolates with sources as follows: surgical wounds, 57; abdominal fluids, 55; skin ulcers, 33; abscesses, 15; and other sites, 20.

^cPercent susceptible at 4 μg/ml.

^dNA, not available.