Bacteria | Clindamycin | Cefoxitin | Levofloxacin/moxifloxacin | Imipenem/meropenem Ertapenem | Pip-tazo/ticar-clav | Metronidazole | Tigecycline |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bacteroides fragilis | +/++ | ++ | +/+++* | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ |
Bacteroides fragilis group | + | ++ | + | ++++ | +++ | ++++ | ++++ |
Fusobacterium species | +++ | ++++ | +/++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ | ++++ |
Peptostreptococcus species | ++++ | ++++ | +++ | ++++ | ++++ | + | ++++ |
Clostridium perfringens | +++ | ++++ | +++ | ++++ | ++++ | +++ | +++ |
Clostridium difficile | –/+ | –/+ | ++ | + | ++ | +++ | ++++ |
Lactobacillus species | + | + | +/++ | –/+ | ++ | + | + |
Veillonella species | ++++ | + | + | +++ | ++ | +++ | + |
Moxifloxacin has good activity against Bacteroides fragilis. – Poor activity; + Limited activity and/or resistance ≥15%; ++ Moderate to good activity and/or resistance 10% to 14%; +++ Very good activity and/or resistance 5% to 9%; ++++ Excellent activity and/or resistance <5%; Pip-tazo Pipercillin-tazobactam; Ticar-clav Ticarcillin-clavulanate. Data adapted from references 85,86,256–258