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Table 2 Fluoroquinolone activity on strains grown after single step selection in E. coli and Klebsiella spp. at plasma concentrations

From: In vitro selection of resistance in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. at in vivo fluoroquinolone concentrations

Drug

MIC range (mg/L)/number of strains grown

 

E. coli (n = 20)

Klebsiella spp (n = 20)

 

Cmax

Cmin*

Cmax

Cmin*

LVX 500 mg

-/0

1/1

-/0

0.5 - 4/16

LVX 750 mg

-/0

1 - 4/2

-/0

1 - 8/14

CIP 500 mg

-/0

0.25 - 0.5/4

-/0

0.125 - 4/20

PRU 600 mg

2 - 4/3

0.25 - 2/5

4 - 8/5

0.06 - 1/20

  1. LVX: Levofloxacin; CIP: Ciprofloxacin; PRU: Prulifloxacin; Cmax: peak plasma concentration; Cmin: trough plasma concentration
  2. * MICs were evaluated for all the tested strains