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The activity of ofloxacin against methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus

Aktivität von Ofloxacin gegen methicillinresistente Stämme von Staphylococcus aureus

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The return of multiresistantStaphylococcus aureus strains and the appearance of methicillin-resistant strains resistant as well to rifampin and fusidic acid increase the need for new agents to treat infections caused by such strains. Ofloxacin susceptibility of 109 selected methicillin-resistant staphylococci (with MIC90 of 1,000 mg/l for methicillin, 1.3% being resistant to gentamicin with MICs ranging from 25 to 100 mg/l, chloramphenicol MICs ranging from 25 to 100 mg/l and resistant to β-lactam-antibiotics and clindamycin), was determined by an agar dilution method. MICs of ofloxacin for methicillin-resistant staphylococci ranged from 0.09 to 0.78 mg/l, with an MIC90 of 0.39 mg/l. Thein vitro results suggest a possible clinical role for ofloxacin in infections caused by methicillin-resistant staphylococci. However, further investigations are needed.

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Das Wiederauftreten von multiresistenten Stämmen vonStaphylococcus aureus und das Auftreten methicillinresistenter Stämme, die auch gegen Rifampicin und Fusidinsäure resistent sind, erfordert dringlich neue Antibiotika, mit denen durch diese Erreger verursachte Infektionen behandelt werden können. Mittels Agardilutionsverfahren wurde die Empfindlichkeit von 109 ausgewählten methicillinresistenten Staphylokokken (mit einer MHK90 von 1000 mg/l für Methicillin, Resistenz von 1,3% der Stämme gegen Gentamicin bei MHK-Werten zwischen 25 und 100 mg/l, und ebenfalls gegen Chloramphenicol bei MHK-Werten von 25 bis 100 mg/l sowie Resistenz gegen β-laktam-Antibiotika und Clindamycin) gegenüber Ofloxacin geprüft. Die Ofloxacin-MHK-Werte für methicillinresistente Staphylokokken lagen in einem Bereich von 0,09 bis 0,78 mg/l, der MHK90-Wert betrug 0,39 mg/l. Aus denIn-vitro-Ergebnissen läßt sich eine klinische Wirksamkeit von Ofloxacin bei methicillinresistenten Staphylokokken ableiten, doch muß dies erst in weiteren Studien belegt werden.

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Mraović, M., Čanić-Radojlović, M. The activity of ofloxacin against methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus. Infection 14 (Suppl 4), S231–S232 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01661278

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