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Table 2 Quinolone MIC values of medically relevant pathogens

From: Chemical structure and pharmacokinetics of novel quinolone agents represented by avarofloxacin, delafloxacin, finafloxacin, zabofloxacin and nemonoxacin

Organism

Antibacterial agents

MIC range

MIC90

Ref.

S. pneumoniae

Avarofloxacin

0.06–0.5

0.25

[10]

ciprofloxacin

8–64

64

[10]

Delafloxacin

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

Finafloxacin

0.5–4

2

[41]

Zabofloxacin

0.015–0.06

0.03

[24]

Nemonoxacin

0.03–1

0.06

[34]

S. aureus, MRSA FQ-resistant

Avarofloxacin

0.015–2

0.25

[10]

Ciprofloxacin

4 ≥ 256

64

[10]

Delafloxacin

≤0.004–0.12

0.06

[15]

Finafloxacin

0.25–32

4

[41]

Zabofloxacin

0.016–64

32

[26]

Nemonoxacin

0.5–1

1

[34]

S. aureus, MRSA FQ-susceptible

Avarofloxacin

0.008–0.015

0.008

[42]

Ciprofloxacin

0.25–1

0.5

[42]

Delafloxacin

0.008–1

0.5

[13]

Finafloxacin

0.06–0.125

0.125

[41]

Zabofloxacin

0.016–1

0.125

[26]

Nemonoxacin

≤0.008–0.12

0.06

[31]

E. faecalis

Avarofloxacin

0.03–1

0.5

[10]

Ciprofloxacin

0.5–>16

>16

[10]

Delafloxacin

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

Finafloxacin

1–2

n.a.

[22]

Zabofloxacin

0.008 ≥ 4

2

[24]

Nemonoxacin

0.12–8

4

[34]

E. faecium

Avarofloxacin

0.25–4

4

[10]

Ciprofloxacin

1 ≥ 16

>16

[10]

Delafloxacin

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

Finafloxacin

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

Zabofloxacin

2–32

16

[24]

Nemonoxacin

0.06–16

16

[34]

E. coli

Avarofloxacin

1–16

16

[10]

Ciprofloxacin

16 ≥ 256

256

[10]

Delafloxacin

2–128

n.a.

[43]

Finafloxacin

16 ≥ 256

256

[41]

Zabofloxacin

0.015–64

1

[24]

Nemonoxacin

0.5–32

32

[31]

K. pneumoniae

Avarofloxacin

≤0.015–1

0.25

[10]

Ciprofloxacin

≤0.004–1

0.25

[10]

Delafloxacin

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

Finafloxacin

0.015–0.6

n.a.

[22]

Zabofloxacin

0.06–8

1

[24]

Nemonoxacin

0.5–32

2

[31]

P. aeruginosa

Avarofloxacin

0.5–4

2

[10]

Ciprofloxacin

0.12–1

0.5

[10]

Delafloxacin

0.016–1

n.a.

[43]

Finafloxacin

0.25–8

2

[41]

Zabofloxacin

<0.008 ≥ 64

>64

[24]

Nemonoxacin

0.12–32

32

[31]

H. influenzae

Avarofloxacin

0.008–0.015

0.015

[10]

Ciprofloxacin

0.008–0.015

0.015

[10]

Delafloxacin

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

Finafloxacin

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

Zabofloxacin

<0.008–0.008

0.008

[24]

Nemonoxacin

≤0.008–0.06

n.a.

[38]

  1. All values are in mg/L
  2. Ref reference number