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Potent in vitro antibacterial activity of DS-8587, a novel broad-spectrum quinolone, against Acinetobacter baumannii.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Apr 2013
Higuchi Saito, Onodera Yoshikuni, Chiba Megumi, Hoshino Kazuki, Gotoh Naomasa
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We investigated the in vitro activity of DS-8587, a novel fluoroquinolone, against Acinetobacter baumannii. The MICs of DS-8587 against clinical isolates and its inhibitory activity against target enzymes were superior to those of ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin. Furthermore, the antibacterial activity of DS-8587 was less affected by adeA/adeB/adeC or abeM efflux pumps than was that of ciprofloxacin and the...
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