Article
In vitro development of resistance to DX-619 and other quinolones in enterococci.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Dec 2006
Wickman Paul A, Black Jennifer A, Smith Moland Ellen, Thomson Kenneth S, Hanson Nancy D
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the molecular events involved in the development of quinolone resistance in enterococci. METHODS: Clinical isolates of Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis were exposed to inhibitory and subinhibitory concentrations of DX-619, ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, gatifloxacin and moxifloxacin. Mutational frequencies were calculated and susceptibility changes were determined. The...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
