TABLE 1.

In vitro activities of four quinolones, alone and combined with reserpine, against the three groups of S. aureus strains studied

Group	No. of strains	MIC range (μg/ml) of quinolone alone/quinolone plus reserpine (20 μg/ml)
		Ciprofloxacin	Ofloxacin	Sparfloxacin	Trovafloxacin
A1	40	0.1–0.2/0.1–0.2	0.1–0.2/0.1–0.2	0.01–0.03/0.01–0.03	≤0.008/≤0.008
A2	3	1–2/0.1–0.2	1–2/0.1–0.2	0.06/0.01–0.03	0.03/≤0.008
B	4	1–2/1–2	1–2/1–2	0.1/0.1	0.03/0.03