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ofloxacin and Pneumonia, Pneumococcal

ofloxacin has been researched along with Pneumonia, Pneumococcal in 51 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.

Pneumonia, Pneumococcal: A febrile disease caused by STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"We made an open, noncomparative evaluation of ofloxacin, 400 mg orally bid for 10 days, in 98 subjects with community-acquired pneumonia or pathogen-confirmed bronchitis."5.07Oral ofloxacin therapy for lower respiratory tract infection. ( Farber, MO; Gentry, LO; Lipsky, B; Rodriguez-Gomez, G; Tucker, B, 1992)
"This study aimed to explore the pharmacokinetic features of levofloxacin (LVFX) in Chinese patients with infections and to confirm oral LVFX 500 mg once daily as an optimal treatment regimen based on pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (PK-PD) analysis."2.74Population pharmacokinetics of oral levofloxacin 500 mg once-daily dosage in community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections: results of a prospective multicenter study in China. ( Cao, GY; Huang, JA; Liu, YB; Shi, YG; Si, B; Sun, SH; Wu, XJ; Xia, QM; Xiao, ZK; Xu, JF; Zhang, J; Zhang, YY, 2009)
"Levofloxacin is a new fluoroquinolone active against S."2.69[Levofloxacin in the treatment of community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia]. ( Léophonte, P; Veyssier, P, 1999)
"Levofloxacine is a fluoroquinolone presenting good anti-pneumococcal activity, including against strains with reduced sensitivity to penicillin."2.42[Levofloxacine for the treatment of pneumococcal pneumonia: results of a meta-analysis]. ( Bru, JP; Leophonte, P; Veyssier, P, 2003)
"Amoxicillin was prescribed in 108 cases, fluoroquinolone in 24 cases, macrolide in 18 cases."1.36[Urinary pneumococcal or Legionella antigen detection tests and low-spectrum antibiotic therapy for community-acquired pneumonia]. ( Bernardin, G; Cua, E; de Salvador, F; Dellamonica, J; Hyvernat, H; Landraud, L; Risso, K; Roger, PM; Vassallo, M, 2010)
"Levofloxacin treatment was supplemented with piperacillin/tazobactam."1.33Failure of levofloxacin treatment in community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia. ( Bettaccini, AA; Brigante, G; Endimiani, A; Grossi, P; Luzzaro, F; Toniolo, AQ, 2005)
" A pharmacokinetic computerized device was used to simulate serum and epithelial lining fluid (ELF) concentrations."1.33A pharmacodynamic approach to antimicrobial activity in serum and epithelial lining fluid against in vivo-selected Streptococcus pneumoniae mutants and association with clinical failure in pneumonia. ( Aguilar, L; Alou, L; Cafini, F; Echeverría, O; Giménez, MJ; Pérez-Trallero, E; Prieto, J; Sevillano, D, 2006)
"For levofloxacin-treated mice, 2 of 7 (29%) isolates with a levofloxacin minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) 4 times that of the infecting parent strain had ParC mutations."1.33Short-course therapy of gemifloxacin effective against pneumococcal pneumonia in mice. ( Bast, DJ; de Azavedo, JC; Dresser, L; Duncan, CL; Low, DE; Mandell, LA; Walker, SE, 2006)
"During the last decade some studies have shown that the area under the curve (AUC)/MIC ratio is the pharmacodynamic index that best predicts the efficacies of quinolones, while other studies suggest that the predictive value of the peak concentration/MIC (peak/MIC) ratio is superior to the AUC/MIC ratio in explaining clinical and microbiological outcomes."1.32Pharmacodynamics of levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin in a murine pneumonia model: peak concentration/MIC versus area under the curve/MIC ratios. ( Fraschini, F; Mattina, R; Mouton, JW; Scaglione, F, 2003)
" The pharmacokinetic profiles also reflected the effectiveness of GFLX."1.32Pharmacodynamics and bactericidal activity of gatifloxacin in experimental pneumonia caused by penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae. ( Fukuda, Y; Hirakata, Y; Kadota, J; Kohno, S; Miyazaki, Y; Murata, I; Tashiro, T; Tomono, K; Tsukamoto, K; Yanagihara, K, 2004)
" With the resistant isolates, the MICs for ciprofloxacin, gatifloxacin, grepafloxacin, levofloxacin, and trovafloxacin were above the maximal serum drug concentrations reported for standard dosage regimens."1.31Fluoroquinolone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae associated with levofloxacin therapy. ( Drlica, K; Mariano, N; Rahal, JJ; Rahman, N; Segal-Maurer, S; Urban, C; Zhao, X, 2001)
"Levofloxacin treatment failed in a patient who had pneumococcal pneumonia and had received three previous courses of levofloxacin therapy."1.31Levofloxacin treatment failure in a patient with fluoroquinolone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia. ( Denys, GA; Kays, MB; Smith, DW; Wack, ME, 2002)
"Treatment with ofloxacin and ciprofloxacin at 50 mg/kg 18 h after infection did not significantly increase survival rates compared with those of untreated controls."1.28Antipneumococcal activity of ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, and temafloxacin in an experimental mouse pneumonia model at various stages of the disease. ( Azoulay-Dupuis, E; Bedos, JP; Hardy, DJ; Pocidalo, JJ; Swanson, RN; Vallée, E, 1991)

Research

Studies (51)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's7 (13.73)18.2507
2000's39 (76.47)29.6817
2010's5 (9.80)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Sánchez-Cuéllar, S1
García-Pérez, FJ1
Reina, MT1
Ho, PL1
Cheng, VC1
Chow, KH1
Hsieh, YC1
Chang, LY1
Huang, YC1
Lin, HC1
Huang, LM1
Hsueh, PR1
Zhang, J1
Xu, JF1
Liu, YB1
Xiao, ZK1
Huang, JA1
Si, B1
Sun, SH1
Xia, QM1
Wu, XJ1
Cao, GY1
Shi, YG1
Zhang, YY1
Roger, PM1
Risso, K1
Hyvernat, H1
Landraud, L1
Vassallo, M1
Dellamonica, J1
de Salvador, F1
Cua, E1
Bernardin, G1
Naba, MR1
Araj, GF1
Baban, TA1
Tabbarah, ZA1
Awar, GN1
Kanj, SS1
Le Falher, G1
Makinson, A1
Eden, A1
Lesnik, A1
Le Moing, V1
Reynes, J1
Gant, CM1
Rosingh, AW1
López-Hontangas, JL1
van der Heijden, M1
González-Morán, F1
Bijlsma, JJ1
Canton, E1
Croisier, D2
Chavanet, P2
Lequeu, C2
Ahanou, A1
Nierlich, A1
Neuwirth, C1
Piroth, L2
Duong, M1
Buisson, M1
Portier, H2
Bello, S1
Torres, A1
Rubinstein, E1
García-Olmos, M1
Parra, A1
García-Calvo, G1
Ponte, C1
Giménez, MJ2
Aguilar, L2
Soriano, F1
Anderson, KB1
Tan, JS1
File, TM2
DiPersio, JR1
Willey, BM1
Low, DE5
Scaglione, F1
Mouton, JW1
Mattina, R1
Fraschini, F1
d'Escrivan, T1
Roussel-Delvallez, M1
Alfandari, S1
Guery, B1
Sahm, DF1
Thornsberry, C1
Jones, ME1
Karlowsky, JA1
Bru, JP1
Leophonte, P2
Veyssier, P2
Etienne, M1
Bergoin, E1
Charles, PE1
Yanagihara, K1
Fukuda, Y1
Miyazaki, Y1
Tsukamoto, K1
Hirakata, Y1
Tomono, K1
Kadota, J1
Tashiro, T1
Murata, I1
Kohno, S1
Bast, DJ3
Yue, M1
Chen, X1
Bell, D1
Dresser, L2
Saskin, R1
Mandell, LA2
de Azavedo, JC3
Zubkov, MN1
Carlavilla, AB1
López-Medrano, F1
Chaves, F1
Villena, V1
Echave-Sustaeta, J1
Aguado, JM1
Jones, RN1
Fritsche, TR1
Sader, HS1
Endimiani, A1
Brigante, G1
Bettaccini, AA1
Luzzaro, F1
Grossi, P1
Toniolo, AQ1
Hayashi, K1
Kadowaki, SE1
Takei, M1
Fukuda, H1
Carratalá, J1
Martín-Herrero, JE1
Mykietiuk, A1
García-Rey, C1
Alou, L1
Sevillano, D1
Cafini, F1
Echeverría, O1
Pérez-Trallero, E1
Prieto, J1
Duncan, CL1
Walker, SE1
de Cueto, M1
Rodríguez, JM1
Soriano, MJ1
López-Cerero, L1
Venero, J1
Pascual, A1
Calbo, E1
Alsina, M1
Rodríguez-Carballeira, M1
Lite, J1
Garau, J1
Klesel, N1
Geweniger, KH1
Koletzki, P1
Isert, D1
Limbert, M1
Markus, A1
Riess, G1
Schramm, H1
Iyer, P1
Reinert, RR1
Lütticken, R1
Lemperle, M1
Bryskier, A1
Amsden, GW1
Graci, DM1
Cabelus, LJ1
Hejmanowski, LG1
Fogarty, C1
Goldschmidt, R1
Bush, K1
Shah, PM1
Fogarty, CM1
Greenberg, RN1
Dunbar, L1
Player, R1
Marrie, TJ1
Kojak, CM1
Morgan, N1
Williams, RR1
Empey, PE1
Jennings, HR1
Thornton, AC1
Rapp, RP1
Evans, ME1
Urban, C1
Rahman, N1
Zhao, X2
Mariano, N1
Segal-Maurer, S1
Drlica, K2
Rahal, JJ1
Bharani, A1
Kumar, H1
Tillotson, G1
Davidson, R1
Cavalcanti, R1
Brunton, JL1
Kibsey, P1
Fleming, C1
Kays, MB1
Smith, DW1
Wack, ME1
Denys, GA1
Ross, JJ1
Worthington, MG1
Gorbach, SL1
Zhanel, GG1
Hoban, DJ1
Chan, CK1
Gentry, LO1
Lipsky, B1
Farber, MO1
Tucker, B1
Rodriguez-Gomez, G1
Thys, JP1
Jacobs, F1
Byl, B1
Azoulay-Dupuis, E1
Bedos, JP1
Vallée, E1
Hardy, DJ1
Swanson, RN1
Pocidalo, JJ1

Reviews

7 reviews available for ofloxacin and Pneumonia, Pneumococcal

ArticleYear
[Levofloxacine for the treatment of pneumococcal pneumonia: results of a meta-analysis].
    Revue de pneumologie clinique, 2003, Volume: 59, Issue:6

    Topics: Acute Disease; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Infective Agents; Community-Acquired Infections; Humans;

2003
A new dosing paradigm: high-dose, short-course fluoroquinolone therapy for community-acquired pneumonia.
    Clinical cornerstone, 2003, Volume: Suppl 3

    Topics: Community-Acquired Infections; Fluoroquinolones; Humans; Ofloxacin; Pneumonia, Pneumococcal; Safety;

2003
[Efficacy and safety of levofloxacin in low respiratory tract infection].
    Antibiotiki i khimioterapiia = Antibiotics and chemoterapy [sic], 2004, Volume: 49, Issue:5

    Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Central Nervous System Diseases; Clinical Trials as Topic; Dermatitis, Atopic

2004
Clinical experience in the management of community-acquired pneumonia: lessons from the use of fluoroquinolones.
    Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2006, Volume: 12 Suppl 3

    Topics: Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Clinical Trials as Topic; Community-Acquired Infections; Drug Resistan

2006
The use of levofloxacin in the treatment of respiratory tract infection.
    Journal of chemotherapy (Florence, Italy), 2000, Volume: 12 Suppl 4

    Topics: Anti-Infective Agents; Bronchitis; Chronic Disease; Community-Acquired Infections; Haemophilus Infec

2000
Fluoroquinolones as pneumococcal therapy: closing the barn door before the horse escapes.
    The Lancet. Infectious diseases, 2001, Volume: 1, Issue:3

    Topics: Anti-Infective Agents; Ciprofloxacin; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Drug Resistance, Multiple; Humans;

2001
Role of quinolones in the treatment of bronchopulmonary infections, particularly pneumococcal and community-acquired pneumonia.
    European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 1991, Volume: 10, Issue:4

    Topics: Anti-Infective Agents; Bronchitis; Ciprofloxacin; Drug Therapy, Combination; Enoxacin; Humans; Oflox

1991

Trials

7 trials available for ofloxacin and Pneumonia, Pneumococcal

ArticleYear
Population pharmacokinetics of oral levofloxacin 500 mg once-daily dosage in community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections: results of a prospective multicenter study in China.
    Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy, 2009, Volume: 15, Issue:5

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bronchitis, Chronic; China; Co

2009
Systemic expression of cytokine production in patients with severe pneumococcal pneumonia: effects of treatment with a beta-lactam versus a fluoroquinolone.
    Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2008, Volume: 52, Issue:7

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Ceftriaxone; Cytokines; Female; Humans; Inter

2008
A randomized, crossover design study of the pharmacology of extended-spectrum fluoroquinolones for pneumococcal infections.
    Chest, 1999, Volume: 116, Issue:1

    Topics: Adult; Anti-Infective Agents; Cross-Over Studies; Female; Fluoroquinolones; Humans; Levofloxacin; Ma

1999
[Levofloxacin in the treatment of community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia].
    Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983), 1999, Nov-20, Volume: 28, Issue:36

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Amoxicillin; Anti-Infective Agents; Ceftriaxone; Cefuroxime; Clavulanic Acid; Community

1999
Effectiveness of levofloxacin for adult community-acquired pneumonia caused by macrolide-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae: integrated results from four open-label, multicenter, phase III clinical trials.
    Clinical therapeutics, 2001, Volume: 23, Issue:3

    Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Infective Agents; Community-Acquired Infections; Drug Resistance, Microb

2001
Oral ofloxacin therapy for lower respiratory tract infection.
    Southern medical journal, 1992, Volume: 85, Issue:1

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bronchitis; Drug Administration S

1992
Role of quinolones in the treatment of bronchopulmonary infections, particularly pneumococcal and community-acquired pneumonia.
    European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 1991, Volume: 10, Issue:4

    Topics: Anti-Infective Agents; Bronchitis; Ciprofloxacin; Drug Therapy, Combination; Enoxacin; Humans; Oflox

1991

Other Studies

38 other studies available for ofloxacin and Pneumonia, Pneumococcal

ArticleYear
[Streptococcus pneumoniae infection: cause or consequence of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis?].
    Archivos de bronconeumologia, 2008, Volume: 44, Issue:11

    Topics: Drug Therapy, Combination; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Ofloxacin; Omeprazole; Pneumonia, Pneumococcal

2008
Decreasing prevalence of levofloxacin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Hong Kong, 2001 to 2007.
    The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2009, Volume: 63, Issue:4

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Hong

2009
Circulation of international clones of levofloxacin non-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae in Taiwan.
    Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2010, Volume: 16, Issue:7

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Amino Acid Substitution; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Base Seq

2010
[Urinary pneumococcal or Legionella antigen detection tests and low-spectrum antibiotic therapy for community-acquired pneumonia].
    Medecine et maladies infectieuses, 2010, Volume: 40, Issue:6

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Amoxicillin; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antigens, Bacterial; Cohort Studies; Co

2010
Emergence of fluoroquinolone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Lebanon: a report of three cases.
    Journal of infection and public health, 2010, Volume: 3, Issue:3

    Topics: Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cefepime; Ceftazidime; Cephalosporins; Clarithromycin; Drug Resistance,

2010
[Two cases of pulmonary gangrene in HIV-infected patients: favorable outcome without surgery].
    Medecine et maladies infectieuses, 2011, Volume: 41, Issue:2

    Topics: Acetamides; Adult; Alcoholism; Amoxicillin; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Drug Therapy, Combination; Gangre

2011
Serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance of invasive pneumococcal disease strains in the Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, during the winter of 2009-2010: low PCV7 coverage and high levofloxacin resistance.
    Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2012, Volume: 56, Issue:9

    Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; Erythromycin; Humans; Levofloxacin; Ofl

2012
Efficacy and pharmacodynamics of simulated human-like treatment with levofloxacin on experimental pneumonia induced with penicillin-resistant pneumococci with various susceptibilities to fluoroquinolones.
    The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2002, Volume: 50, Issue:3

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Infective Agents; Area Under Curve; Disease Models, Animal; Genotype; Humans; Levoflox

2002
[Pneumococcus and quinolone resistance].
    Archivos de bronconeumologia, 2003, Volume: 39, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Infective Agents; Aza Compounds; Child, Preschool; Ciproflo

2003
Reply to: Efficacy and pharmacodynamics of simulated human-like treatment with levofloxacin on experimental pneumonia induced with penicillin-resistant pneumococci with various susceptibilities to fluoroquinolones.
    The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2003, Volume: 51, Issue:5

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Infective Agents; Disease Models, Animal; Levofloxacin; Ofloxacin; Penicillin Resistan

2003
Efficacy and pharmacodynamics of gemifloxacin versus levofloxacin in guinea pig pneumococcal pneumonia induced by strains with decreased ciprofloxacin susceptibility.
    International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2003, Volume: 21, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Infective Agents; Ciprofloxacin; Colony Count, Microbial; Drug Resistance, Bacterial;

2003
Emergence of levofloxacin-resistant pneumococci in immunocompromised adults after therapy for community-acquired pneumonia.
    Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2003, Aug-01, Volume: 37, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Anti-Infective Agents; Community-Acquired Infections; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Humans; Imm

2003
Pharmacodynamics of levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin in a murine pneumonia model: peak concentration/MIC versus area under the curve/MIC ratios.
    Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2003, Volume: 47, Issue:9

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Infective Agents; Area Under Curve; Ciprofloxacin; Colony Count, Microbial; Dose-Respo

2003
High level of resistance to levofloxacin of Streptococcus pneumoniae following fluoroquinolone therapy.
    Infection, 2003, Volume: 31, Issue:5

    Topics: Aged; Cefotaxime; Community-Acquired Infections; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Resistance,

2003
Factors influencing fluoroquinolone resistance.
    Emerging infectious diseases, 2003, Volume: 9, Issue:12

    Topics: Anti-Infective Agents; Area Under Curve; Ciprofloxacin; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Humans; Microbia

2003
Mutant selection window in levofloxacin and moxifloxacin treatments of experimental pneumococcal pneumonia in a rabbit model of human therapy.
    Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2004, Volume: 48, Issue:5

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Infective Agents; Area Under Curve; Aza Compounds; Colony Count, Microbial; DNA, Bacte

2004
Quinolone resistance among pneumococci: therapeutic and diagnostic implications.
    Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2004, May-15, Volume: 38 Suppl 4

    Topics: Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; Fluoroquinolones; Humans; Levoflox

2004
Pharmacodynamics and bactericidal activity of gatifloxacin in experimental pneumonia caused by penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae.
    Chemotherapy, 2004, Volume: 50, Issue:3

    Topics: Administration, Oral; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Infective Agents; Ciprofloxacin; Drug Eva

2004
Novel murine model of pneumococcal pneumonia: use of temperature as a measure of disease severity to compare the efficacies of moxifloxacin and levofloxacin.
    Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2004, Volume: 48, Issue:9

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Aza Compounds; Body Temperature; Colony Count, Microbial; Disease Mo

2004
[Failure of levofloxacin therapy in two cases of community-acquired pneumonia caused by fluoroquinolone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae and complicated with empyema].
    Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica, 2005, Volume: 23, Issue:5

    Topics: Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Community-Acquired Infections; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Fluoroquinol

2005
Therapeutic options among broad-spectrum beta-lactams for infections caused by levofloxacin-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae.
    Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease, 2005, Volume: 52, Issue:2

    Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; beta-Lactams; Community-Acquired Infections; DNA, Bacterial; Drug Resistance,

2005
Failure of levofloxacin treatment in community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia.
    BMC infectious diseases, 2005, Nov-24, Volume: 5

    Topics: Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacterial Proteins; Community-Acquired Infections; DNA Topoisomerases,

2005
Efficacy of quinolones against secondary pneumococcal pneumonia after influenza virus infection in mice.
    Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2006, Volume: 50, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Infective Agents; Ciprofloxacin; Female; Fluoroquinolones; Gatifloxacin; Lung; Mice; M

2006
A pharmacodynamic approach to antimicrobial activity in serum and epithelial lining fluid against in vivo-selected Streptococcus pneumoniae mutants and association with clinical failure in pneumonia.
    The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2006, Volume: 58, Issue:2

    Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Aza Compounds; Azithromycin; Community-Acquired Infections; Drug Resistance,

2006
Short-course therapy of gemifloxacin effective against pneumococcal pneumonia in mice.
    Journal of chemotherapy (Florence, Italy), 2006, Volume: 18, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Area Under Curve; Body Temperature; Colony Count, Microbial; Disease

2006
Fatal levofloxacin failure in treatment of a bacteremic patient infected with Streptococcus pneumoniae with a preexisting parC mutation.
    Journal of clinical microbiology, 2008, Volume: 46, Issue:4

    Topics: Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacteremia; DNA Gyrase; DNA Topoisomerase IV; Drug Resistance, Bacteria

2008
Chemotherapeutic activity of levofloxacin (HR 355, DR-3355) against systemic and localized infections in laboratory animals.
    The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 1995, Volume: 35, Issue:6

    Topics: Abscess; Animals; Anti-Infective Agents; Bacterial Infections; Ciprofloxacin; Female; Granuloma; Kle

1995
A comparative study of the in-vitro activity of levofloxacin against Streptococcus pneumoniae.
    The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 1999, Volume: 43 Suppl C

    Topics: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Infective Agents; Humans; Levofloxacin; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Ofl

1999
From the Food and Drug Administration.
    JAMA, 2000, Apr-05, Volume: 283, Issue:13

    Topics: Anti-HIV Agents; Anti-Infective Agents; Community-Acquired Infections; Drug Interactions; Enzyme Inh

2000
Bacteremic pneumonia due to multidrug-resistant pneumococci in 3 patients treated unsuccessfully with azithromycin and successfully with levofloxacin.
    Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2000, Volume: 31, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Infective Agents; Azithromycin; Bacteremia; Drug Resistance

2000
Levofloxacin failure in a patient with pneumococcal pneumonia.
    The Annals of pharmacotherapy, 2001, Volume: 35, Issue:6

    Topics: Anti-Infective Agents; Humans; Levofloxacin; Male; Middle Aged; Ofloxacin; Penicillins; Pneumonia, P

2001
Fluoroquinolone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae associated with levofloxacin therapy.
    The Journal of infectious diseases, 2001, Sep-15, Volume: 184, Issue:6

    Topics: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Amino Acid Substitution; Anti-Infective Agents; DNA Gyrase; DNA Topoisomera

2001
Drug points: Diabetes inspidus induced by ofloxacin.
    BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2001, Sep-08, Volume: 323, Issue:7312

    Topics: Adult; Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary; Clarithromycin; Diabetes Insipidus; Drug Therapy, Combination

2001
Resistance to levofloxacin and failure of treatment of pneumococcal pneumonia.
    The New England journal of medicine, 2002, Mar-07, Volume: 346, Issue:10

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anti-Infective Agents; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Fatal Outcome; Fe

2002
Levofloxacin treatment failure in a patient with fluoroquinolone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia.
    Pharmacotherapy, 2002, Volume: 22, Issue:3

    Topics: Anti-Infective Agents; Colony Count, Microbial; DNA Gyrase; DNA Topoisomerase IV; Drug Resistance; D

2002
Resistance to levofloxacin and failure of treatment of pneumococcal pneumonia.
    The New England journal of medicine, 2002, Jul-04, Volume: 347, Issue:1

    Topics: Aged; Anti-Infective Agents; Bacteremia; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Fatal Outcome; Humans; Levoflox

2002
Resistance to levofloxacin and failure of treatment of pneumococcal pneumonia.
    The New England journal of medicine, 2002, Jul-04, Volume: 347, Issue:1

    Topics: Anti-Infective Agents; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Humans; Levofloxacin; Ofloxacin; Pneumonia, Pneum

2002
Antipneumococcal activity of ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin, and temafloxacin in an experimental mouse pneumonia model at various stages of the disease.
    The Journal of infectious diseases, 1991, Volume: 163, Issue:2

    Topics: Amoxicillin; Animals; Anti-Infective Agents; Ciprofloxacin; Disease Models, Animal; Erythromycin; Fe

1991