Actividad in vitro de la delafloxacina contra bacteroides y su posible lugar en la terapia

Maialen Larrea Ayo1, Iker Alonso González1, Regino Rodríguez Álvarez2

  • 1Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Cruces, San Vicente de Barakaldo, Bizkaia, Spain.

Resumen

La delafloxacina muestra una potente actividad contra las especies de Bacteroides, ofreciendo una alternativa prometedora para el tratamiento de infecciones anaerobias. Este estudio comparó su concentración inhibidora mínima (CIM) con otros agentes, encontrando que es eficaz contra las cepas multirresistentes.

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