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The high antibacterial activity of the new quinoline derivative ciprofloxacin against clinical isolates of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria has recently been described (1, 2). Less information is available on the activity of ciprofloxacin against anaerobic bacteria and bacteria isolated from the upper respiratory tract.
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Olsson-Liljequist, B. (1986). In Vitro Activity of Ciprofloxacin Against Bacteroides, Haemophilus influenzae and Branhamella catarrhalis . In: Neu, H.C., Reeves, D.S. (eds) Ciprofloxacin. Current Topics in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, vol 1. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-01930-5_9
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