TABLE 5.
Bactericidal activity of garenoxacin and ciprofloxacin against different strains of S. pneumoniae, S. oralis, and E. faecalis with defined mechanisms of resistancea
Strain | Amino acid at position:
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MIC (μg/ml)
|
Bactericidal activity at fourfold MIC (Δlog10 CFU/ml)
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ParC
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GyrA
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6 h
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24 h
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79 | 85 | 81 | 84 | 88 | GAR | CIP | GAR | CIP | GAR | CIP | |
S. pneumoniae | |||||||||||
R6 | S | S | 0.032 | 1 | −2.1 | −2.8 | —b | — | |||
R6Tr1 | Y | S | 0.064 | 4 | −2.3 | −2.1 | — | — | |||
R6Tr6 | S | F | 0.125 | 2 | −1.8 | −2.3 | — | — | |||
R6Tr10 | Y | F | 1 | 32 | −2.5 | −2.2 | — | — | |||
S. oralis | |||||||||||
SO109922T | S | S | 0.125 | 4 | −1.7 | −2.2 | −2.4 | −3 | |||
SOB9 | F | S | 0.25 | 4 | −2 | −1.6 | −2.8 | −2.7 | |||
SOB12 | F | Y | 1 | 128 | −1.2 | −1 | −2.4 | −2.4 | |||
E. faecalis | |||||||||||
JH2-2 | S | S | E | 0.25 | 2 | −1.6 | −1.4 | −3 | −2.8 | ||
EF2 | S | S | E | 0.25 | 1 | −0.8 | −0.6 | −2.2 | −2.1 | ||
EF12 | I | S | E | 0.25 | 4 | −1.6 | −1.1 | −3.4 | −2.1 | ||
EF15 | I | S | G | 1 | 32 | −1.2 | −1.5 | −2.9 | −3 | ||
EF22 | I | Y | E | 2 | 128 | −2 | −0.8 | −2.1 | −2.1 | ||
EF37 | I | I | E | 8 | 256 | −1 | −1.4 | −3.1 | −2.7 |