Table 2.

Susceptible organisms from in vitro and limited clinical data

Susceptible organisms	Activity against resistant organisms
Streptococci spp.	Includes macrolide and ketolide non-susceptible
Group A Streptococcus (Streptococcus pyogenes)	Includes macrolide and ketolide resistant
Group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae)	Includes macrolide resistant
Streptococcus pneumoniae	Includes macrolide, penicillin, and quinolone resistant
Viridans group streptococci
Staphylococcus aureus	Includes MSSA and community-acquired MRSA
Coagulase-negative	May be inactive against some isolates
Staphylococcus
Bacillus spp.
Corynebacterium spp.
Listeria monocytogenes
Haemophilus influenzae	Includes beta-lactamase producers
Helicobacter pylori
Moraxella catarrhalis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Neisseria meningitides
Bordetella pertussis
Ureaplasma spp.
Legionella pneumophila

Note: Data from Barrera et al10, File et al11, Hook et al12, Oldach et al13, Couldwell and Lewis16, Keelan et al17, Rodgers et al32, Piccinelli et al36, Farrell et al37, Farrell et al38, Jensen et al39, Mallegol et al40, Furfaro et al41, Hardy et al42, and Weintraub et al.43

Abbreviations: MRSA, methicillin-resistant S. aureus; MSSA, methicillin-sensitive S. aureus.