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. 2011 Sep;55(9):4394–4397. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00833-10

Table 1.

In vitro susceptibility to finafloxacin and other fluoroquinolones under standard testing conditions and at slightly acidic pH

Organism Susceptibility to ciprofloxacina No. of isolates tested Antibiotic MIC (mg/liter) at:b
pH 7.2–7.4
pH 5.8–6.2
Range MIC50 MIC90 Range MIC50 MIC90
Community-associated MRSA Susceptible 33 Finafloxacin 0.125–0.25 0.125 0.25 0.06–0.125 0.06 0.125
Ciprofloxacin 0.25–1 0.5 1 1–4 1 4
Moxifloxacin 0.03–0.125 0.06 0.125 0.25–0.5 0.25 0.5
Staphylococcus aureus Resistant 30 Finafloxacin 0.25–32 2 16 0.25–32 1 4
Ciprofloxacin 4–>64 32 >64 16–>64 32 >64
Levofloxacin 4–>64 2 32 4–>64 16 >64
Moxifloxacin 2–32 2 32 0.5–64 8 32
Coagulase-negative staphylococcus Susceptible 26 Finafloxacin 0.015–0.5 0.25 0.5 0.008–1 0.06 0.125
Ciprofloxacin 0.06–1 0.25 0.5 0.125–4 0.5 1
Resistant 16 Finafloxacin 0.06–>16 8 16 0.125–16 1 16
Ciprofloxacin 2–>16 >16 >16 8–>16 >16 >16
Streptococcus pneumoniae Mixed 21 Finafloxacin 0.5–4 1 2 ND ND ND
Ciprofloxacin 1–4 2 4 ND ND ND
Levofloxacin 0.5–2 1 2 ND ND ND
Moxifloxacin 0.125–0.5 0.5 1 ND ND ND
Streptococcus pyogenes Susceptible 22 Finafloxacin 0.25–1 0.5 0.5 0.125–0.5 0.25 0.25
Ciprofloxacin 0.125–1 0.5 1 0.25–2 1 2
Moxifloxacin 0.125–0.5 0.25 0.25 0.25–1 0.5 0.5
Streptococcus agalactiae Mixed 11 Finafloxacin 0.5–4 1 2 0.125–4 0.25 0.5
Ciprofloxacin 0.5–4 1 2 0.5–4 1 2
Enterococcus faecalis Mixed 10 Finafloxacin 0.5–32 1 32 0.25–16 0.5 16
Ciprofloxacin 0.5–128 1 64 2–>256 4 >256
Enterococcus faecium Mixed 9 Finafloxacin 1–128 NC NC 0.5–32 NC NC
Ciprofloxacin 1–256 NC NC 2–>256 NC NC
Escherichia coli Resistant 75 Finafloxacin 16–>256 128 256 2–64 8 32
Ciprofloxacin 8–>256 128 >256 >256 >256 >256
Levofloxacin 8–128 32 64 32–>256 256 >256
Susceptible 12 Finafloxacin 0.03–1 0.125 0.25 ≤0.008–0.125 0.016 0.03
Ciprofloxacin ≤0.008–0.125 0.016 0.03 0.06–2 0.125 0.25
Klebsiella spp. Susceptible 16 Finafloxacin 0.06–4 0.25 2 0.008–1 0.06 0.5
Ciprofloxacin 0.016–1 0.03 0.5 0.125–8 0.5 8
Resistant 7 Finafloxacin 2–>32 NC NC 0.5–>32 NC NC
Ciprofloxacin 2–>16 NC NC 8–>16 NC NC
Salmonella spp. Mixed 8 Finafloxacin 0.5–16 NC NC 0.06–4 NC NC
Ciprofloxacin 0.125–32 NC NC 1–>32 NC NC
Levofloxacin 0.25–16 NC NC 0.5–>32 NC NC
Moxifloxacin 0.25–16 NC NC 1–>32 NC NC
Proteus mirabilis Mixed 10 Finafloxacin 0.5–>32 1 16 0.06–8 0.25 4
Ciprofloxacin ≤0.008–1 0.016 1 0.06–>16 0.125 8
Providencia spp. Mixed 11 Finafloxacin 0.06–16 8 16 ≤0.03–8 1 8
Ciprofloxacin ≤0.03–16 1 4 0.125–>16 16 >16
Levofloxacin ≤0.03–16 1 2 0.06–>16 8 >16
Moxifloxacin ≤0.03–16 0.5 2 0.125–>16 8 >16
Enterobacter spp. Susceptible 10 Finafloxacin 0.06–0.5 0.125 0.125 ≤0.03–0.125 ≤0.03 ≤0.03
Ciprofloxacin ≤0.03 ≤0.03 ≤0.03 0.06–0.5 0.125 0.25
Levofloxacin ≤0.03–0.06 ≤0.03 0.06 0.125–0.5 0.25 0.5
Moxifloxacin ≤0.03–0.25 ≤0.03 0.06 0.125–2 0.25 0.5
Morganella morganii Mixed 11 Finafloxacin 0.125–16 1 16 0.03–16 0.25 4
Ciprofloxacin ≤0.008–>16 0.008 4 0.016–>16 0.06 >16
Serratia marcescens Susceptible 12 Finafloxacin 0.125–8 1 8 0.06–4 0.25 2
Ciprofloxacin ≤0.03–1 ≤0.03 1 0.125–>16 1 16
Levofloxacin ≤0.03–4 0.125 1 0.25–>16 1 16
Moxifloxacin 0.06–4 0.125 2 1–>16 4 >16
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Mixed 19 Finafloxacin 0.5–32 2 4 0.125–16 0.5 1
Ciprofloxacin 0.5–64 4 8 2–256 8 64
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Susceptible 22 Finafloxacin 1–32 4 16 0.25–8 0.5 2
Ciprofloxacin 0.03–1 0.25 0.5 0.125–2 0.5 1
Resistant 9 Finafloxacin >32 NC NC 16–>32 NC NC
Ciprofloxacin 8–32 NC NC 8–>32 NC NC
Haemophilus influenzae Susceptible 35 Finafloxacin ≤0.004–0.06 0.008 0.03 ND ND ND
Ciprofloxacin 0.008–0.03 0.008 0.016 ND ND ND
Levofloxacin 0.008–0.03 0.016 0.03 ND ND ND
Moxifloxacin ≤0.004–0.125 0.016 0.06 ND ND ND
Neisseria gonorrhoeae Mixed 10 Finafloxacin ≤0.03–0.25 0.06 0.125 ≤0.03–0.125 0.06 0.06
Ciprofloxacin ≤0.03–0.125 0.06 0.06 ND ND ND
Levofloxacin 0.06–0.25 0.06 0.25 0.06–0.125 0.06 0.125
Moxifloxacin ≤0.03–0.125 0.06 0.06 ND ND ND
a

According to the CLSI susceptibility breakpoint for ciprofloxacin (3). Mixed, susceptible and resistant.

b

ND; not determined (usually strains grew poorly at low pH); NC, MIC50 and MIC90 were not calculated for groups of less than 10 strains.