In-vitro activity of ofloxacin against Chlamydia trachomatis. 1989

V Sambri, and F Rumpianesi, and L Xerri, and R Cevenini
Istituto di Microbiologia, Policlinico S. Orsola, Bologna, Italy.

The in-vitro activity of ofloxacin was evaluated against recently isolated Chlamydia trachomatis strains from patients suffering from non-gonococcal urethritis. The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) proved to be 1 mg/l against 8 of the 10 strains assayed (the MICs for the other two strains were 0.5 and 2 mg/l). The data obtained confirm that ofloxacin is active against Chlamydia trachomatis at concentrations achievable with the routine dosage regimen. The drug may thus be regarded as potentially useful for the treatment of non-gonococcal urethritis due to Chlamydia.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008826 Microbial Sensitivity Tests Any tests that demonstrate the relative efficacy of different chemotherapeutic agents against specific microorganisms (i.e., bacteria, fungi, viruses). Bacterial Sensitivity Tests,Drug Sensitivity Assay, Microbial,Minimum Inhibitory Concentration,Antibacterial Susceptibility Breakpoint Determination,Antibiogram,Antimicrobial Susceptibility Breakpoint Determination,Bacterial Sensitivity Test,Breakpoint Determination, Antibacterial Susceptibility,Breakpoint Determination, Antimicrobial Susceptibility,Fungal Drug Sensitivity Tests,Fungus Drug Sensitivity Tests,Sensitivity Test, Bacterial,Sensitivity Tests, Bacterial,Test, Bacterial Sensitivity,Tests, Bacterial Sensitivity,Viral Drug Sensitivity Tests,Virus Drug Sensitivity Tests,Antibiograms,Concentration, Minimum Inhibitory,Concentrations, Minimum Inhibitory,Inhibitory Concentration, Minimum,Inhibitory Concentrations, Minimum,Microbial Sensitivity Test,Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations,Sensitivity Test, Microbial,Sensitivity Tests, Microbial,Test, Microbial Sensitivity,Tests, Microbial Sensitivity
D002692 Chlamydia trachomatis Type species of CHLAMYDIA causing a variety of ocular and urogenital diseases.
D015242 Ofloxacin A synthetic fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent that inhibits the supercoiling activity of bacterial DNA GYRASE, halting DNA REPLICATION. DL-8280,DR-3355,Hoe-280,ORF-28489,Ofloxacin Hydrochloride,Ofloxacine,Ru-43280,Tarivid,DL 8280,DL8280,DR 3355,DR3355,Hoe 280,Hoe280,ORF 28489,ORF28489,Ru 43280,Ru43280

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