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. 2001 Nov-Dec;12(6):379–390. doi: 10.1155/2001/260651

TABLE 3.

In vitro activity of oxazolidinones vancomycin and quinupristin/dalfopristin (Q/D) against anaerobes

Oxazolidinones
Linezolid Eperezolid Vancomycin Q/D
Bacteria MIC50 MIC90 Range MIC50 MIC90 Range MIC50 MIC90 Range MIC50 MIC90 Range
Bacteroides fragilis 4 4 0.5-8.0 8 16 4-16 N/A N/A 4.0-8.0 2 16 1.0-16
Clostridium difficile 2 8 2-8 N/A N/A N/A 1 2 0.5-4 N/A N/A N/A
Clostridium perfringens 2 2 0.5-2.0 2 N/A N/A 0.5 1 0.25-1 0.25 1 N/A
Fusobacterium species 0.5 0.5 0.125-1.0 0.5 N/A N/A 0.5 1 0.5-1.0 N/A N/A N/A
Peptostreptococcus species 1 2 0.5-2.0 1 1 0.5-1.0 0.5 1 0.25-1.0 0.25 1 N/A

MIC50 Minimum inhibitory concentration (µg/mL) of 50% of isolates; MIC90 Mininmum inhibitory concentration (µg/mL) of 90% of isolates; N/A Information not available. Adapted from references 2,21,25,27,33,35,36,37-40