In vitro activities of new quinolones against Brucella melitensis isolated in a tertiary-care hospital in Turkey

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Kocagöz, S [1 ]
Akova, M
Altun, B
Gür, D
Hasçelik, G
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[1] Hacettepe Univ, Sch Med, Dept Med, Ankara, Turkey
[2] Hacettepe Univ, Sch Med, Infect Dis Sect, Ankara, Turkey
[3] Hacettepe Univ, Sch Med, Inst Pediat, Ankara, Turkey
[4] Hacettepe Univ, Sch Med, Clin Pathol Lab, Ankara, Turkey
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10.1046/j.1469-0691.2002.00416.x
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
摘要
We have evaluated the in vitro activities of seven fluoroquinolones against 69 strains of Brucella melitensis . According to their minimum inhibitory concentration for 90% growth (MIC90 ) values, the most active agent was found to be sparfloxacin (MIC90 0.12 mg/L) followed by levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin (MIC90 0.50 mg/L) and grepafloxacin (MIC90 1 mg/L), gemifloxacin (MIC90 2 mg/L) and gatifloxacin (MIC90 4 mg/L).
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