Open AccessEarlier generation quinolones can be useful in identifying Haemophilus influenzae strains with low susceptibility to quinolone isolated from paediatric patients
Author(s) -
Emi Tanaka,
Takeaki Wajima,
Hiromitsu Noguchi
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of medical microbiology/journal of medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.91
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1473-5644
pISSN - 0022-2615
DOI - 10.1099/jmm.0.001027
Subject(s) - nalidixic acid , norfloxacin , quinolone , microbiology and biotechnology , levofloxacin , haemophilus influenzae , dna gyrase , antibiotics , biology , ciprofloxacin , genetics , escherichia coli , gene
Haemophilus influenzae strains with low susceptibility to quinolones have recently emerged in the paediatric field in Japan. These strains are judged as 'susceptible' in routine susceptibility tests, although they may survive after quinolone treatment. Therefore, we aimed to construct a simple and cost-effective identification method for low-susceptibility strains using disc diffusion assays.