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Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, February 2006, p. 796-798, Vol. 50, No. 2
0066-4804/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AAC.50.2.796-798.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

In Vitro Activity of DX-619, a Novel Des-Fluoro(6) Quinolone, against a Panel of Streptococcus pneumoniae Mutants with Characterized Resistance Mechanisms{dagger}

Paul A. Wickman,* Ellen Smith Moland, Jennifer A. Black, and Kenneth S. Thomson

Creighton University School of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Research in Anti-Infectives and Biotechnology, Omaha, Nebraska

Received 22 September 2005/ Returned for modification 22 November 2005/ Accepted 29 November 2005

The in vitro activities of DX-619 and four other quinolones were compared against Streptococcus pneumoniae mutants that contained a variety of alterations within the quinolone resistance-determining regions. DX-619 was the most potent quinolone and was least affected by the mutations.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Center for Research in Anti-Infectives and Biotechnology, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Creighton University School of Medicine, 2500 California Plaza, Omaha, NE 68178. Phone: (402) 280-2921. Fax: (402) 280-1875. E-mail: pwickman{at}creighton.edu.

{dagger} Supplemental material for this article may be found at http://aac.asm.org/.

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, February 2006, p. 796-798, Vol. 50, No. 2
0066-4804/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/AAC.50.2.796-798.2006
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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