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Bactericidal effects of levofloxacin in comparison with those of ciprofloxacin and sparfloxacin  Inga Odenholt, Elisabeth Löwdin, Otto Cars  Clinical Microbiology and Infection  Volume 4, Issue 5, Pages 264-270 (May 1998) DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1998.tb00054.x Copyright © 1998 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Time-killing curves of levofloxacin, ciprofloxacin and sparfloxacin against Streptococcus pneumoniae ATCC 6306 at a concentration reached in human serum 1 h after 500 mg IV (mean CFU/mL±SD). Limit of detection 10 CFU/mL. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 1998 4, 264-270DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.1998.tb00054.x) Copyright © 1998 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Time-killing curves of levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin against Staphylococcus aureus HBD 2 and 10 at a concentration reached in human serum 1 h after 500 mg IV (mean CFU/mL±SD). Limit of detection 10 CFU/mL. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 1998 4, 264-270DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.1998.tb00054.x) Copyright © 1998 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Time-killing curves of levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin against P. aeruginosa ATCC 27 853 and E. coli ATCC 25 922 at a concentration reached in human serum 1 h after 500 mg IV (mean CFU/mL±SD). Limit of detection 10 CFU/mL. Clinical Microbiology and Infection 1998 4, 264-270DOI: (10.1111/j.1469-0691.1998.tb00054.x) Copyright © 1998 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions