Mutant Prevention Concentrations of Ciprofloxacin and Levofloxacin and Target Gene Mutations of Fluoroquinolones in Elizabethkingia anophelis
I‐Fan Lin, Chung‐Hsu Lai, Shang‐Yi Lin, Ching‐Chi Lee, Nan–Yao Lee, Po‐Yu Liu, Chih-Hui Yang, Yi-Han Huang, Jiun‐Nong Lin
Abstract
Fluoroquinolones are potentially effective against Elizabethkingia anophelis . We investigated the MIC, mutant prevention concentration (MPC), and target gene mutations of fluoroquinolones in E. anophelis .
Topics & Concepts
LevofloxacinCiprofloxacinDNA gyraseMicrobiologyOfloxacinQuinoloneBiologyTopoisomerase IVAntibacterial agentAntibioticsGeneGeneticsEscherichia coliInfections and bacterial resistanceAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaMycobacterium research and diagnosis