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ofloxacin and Catheter-Associated Infections

ofloxacin has been researched along with Catheter-Associated Infections in 5 studies

Ofloxacin: A synthetic fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent that inhibits the supercoiling activity of bacterial DNA GYRASE, halting DNA REPLICATION.
9-fluoro-3-methyl-10-(4-methylpiperazin-1-yl)-7-oxo-2,3-dihydro-7H-[1,4]oxazino[2,3,4-ij]quinoline-6-carboxylic acid : An oxazinoquinoline that is 2,3-dihydro-7H-[1,4]oxazino[2,3,4-ij]quinolin-7-one substituted by methyl, carboxy, fluoro, and 4-methylpiperazin-1-yl groups at positions 3, 6, 9, and 10, respectively.
ofloxacin : A racemate comprising equimolar amounts of levofloxacin and dextrofloxacin. It is a synthetic fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent which inhibits the supercoiling activity of bacterial DNA gyrase, halting DNA replication.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Septic pulmonary embolism (SPE) is an uncommon, but life-threatening event that is usually associated with extrapulmonary infections."1.37Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens and Rhizobium radiobacter sepsis presenting with septic pulmonary emboli. ( Calista, F; Fadda, G; Fiori, B; Mignogna, S; Romano, L; Sali, M; Spanu, T; Zappacosta, B, 2011)

Research

Studies (5)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's5 (100.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Bush, LM1
Kaye, D1
Romano, L1
Spanu, T1
Calista, F1
Zappacosta, B1
Mignogna, S1
Sali, M1
Fiori, B1
Fadda, G1
Yamamichi, F1
Shigemura, K1
Matsumoto, M1
Nakano, Y1
Tanaka, K1
Arakawa, S1
Fujisawa, M1
Passerini de Rossi, B1
Feldman, L1
Pineda, MS1
Vay, C1
Franco, M1
Parra-Riffo, H1
Lemus-PeƱaloza, J1

Reviews

1 review available for ofloxacin and Catheter-Associated Infections

ArticleYear
Severe levofloxacin-induced hypoglycaemia: a case report and literature review.
    Nefrologia : publicacion oficial de la Sociedad Espanola Nefrologia, 2012, Jul-17, Volume: 32, Issue:4

    Topics: Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Catheter-Related Infections; Drug Therapy, Combination; Enterococcus; G

2012

Other Studies

4 other studies available for ofloxacin and Catheter-Associated Infections

ArticleYear
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection IDSA guidelines: why the levofloxacin?
    Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2010, Aug-15, Volume: 51, Issue:4

    Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antibiotic Prophylaxis; Catheter-Related Infections; Humans; Levofloxacin; Of

2010
Tsukamurella tyrosinosolvens and Rhizobium radiobacter sepsis presenting with septic pulmonary emboli.
    Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2011, Volume: 17, Issue:7

    Topics: Actinomycetales; Actinomycetales Infections; Aged; Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Anti-Bacterial Agents;

2011
Relationship between urinary tract infection categorization and pathogens' antimicrobial susceptibilities.
    Urologia internationalis, 2012, Volume: 88, Issue:2

    Topics: Anti-Infective Agents; Catheter-Related Infections; Ceftazidime; Enterococcus faecalis; Escherichia

2012
Comparative in vitro efficacies of ethanol-, EDTA- and levofloxacin-based catheter lock solutions on eradication of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia biofilms.
    Journal of medical microbiology, 2012, Volume: 61, Issue:Pt 9

    Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Argentina; Bacteremia; Biofilms; Catheter-Related Infections; Catheters, Indw

2012