Are they parameters predicting a low rate of emergence of resistance ?

MIC ? no ! but you must know it for efficacy

MBC ? yes better use a bactericidal antibiotic

MPC ? "Mutant Prevention Concentration" *

* DNA topoisomerase targets of the fluoroquinolones: a strategy for avoiding bacterial resistanceZhao-X; Xu-C; Domagala-J; Drlica-K. Proc-Natl-Acad-Sci-U-S-A. 1997 Dec 9; 94(25): 13991-6

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