Effect of Parenteral Fluoroquinolone Administration on Persistence of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium in the Mouse Gastrointestinal Tract
AUTOR(ES)
Donskey, Curtis J.
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
We examined the effect of subcutaneous fluoroquinolone antibiotic administration on persistence and density of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium stool colonization in mice. Levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin did not promote colonization in comparison to saline controls, whereas moxifloxacin and gatifloxacin promoted persistent overgrowth in a dose-dependent fashion.
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