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Bactericidal activities of BMS-284756, a novel Des-F(6)-quinolone, against Staphylococcus aureus strains with topoisomerase mutations.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2002
Lawrence Laura E, Frosco MaryBeth, Ryan Brenda, Chaniewski Susan, Yang Hyekyung, Hooper David C, Barrett John F
Abstract excerpt
The antistaphylococcal activities of BMS-284756 (T-3811ME), levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, and ciprofloxacin were compared against wild-type and grlA and grlA/gyrA mutant strains of Staphylococcus aureus. BMS-284756 was the most active quinolone tested, with MICs and minimal bactericidal concentrations against S. aureus wild-type strain MT5, grlA mutant MT5224c4, and grlA/gyrA mutant EN8 of 0.03 and 0.06, 0.125 and...
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