The activities of danofloxacin, a novel fluoroquinolone, and two other antimicrobials were determined in vitro against field isolates of seven
Mycoplasma species of veterinary importance isolated from cattle, swine and poultry in five European countries. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC) of danofloxacin, tylosin and oxytetracycline were determined against a total of 68 isolates. Danofloxacin showed excellent activity against isolates of all
Mycoplasma species (range 0·008 to 0·5 μg ml
−1), but in some isolates there was evidence of reduced sensitivity to tylosin (range 0·008 to 2·0 μg ml
−1) and oxytetracycline (range 0·008 to over 16·0 μg ml
−1). Danofloxacin was more active than other antimicrobials against,
M hyopneumoniae, M dispar and
M bovigenitalium, and showed activity similar to that of tylosin against
M bovis and
M gallisepticum. Tylosin was the most active against
M synoviae and
M hyosynoviae. Generally, oxytetracycline showed the poorest activity, but was superior to tylosin against
M bovigenitalium. A second (final) MIC reading was taken for all isolates 14 or 21 days after the initial reading, and MIC values rose during that time. However, the increase seen in danofloxacin values (typically one to two dilutions) was less than that seen for tylosin and oxytetracycline. It is concluded that danofloxacin is highly active in vitro against all of the
Mycoplasma species tested, and thus shows great potential for the treatment of respiratory and other infections caused by
Mycoplasma species in cattle, pigs and poultry.
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