Fluoroquinolone phototoxicity: A comparison of moxifloxacin and lomefloxacin in normal volunteers

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL. B, 1999, Pages 77-82

  Man, I ^a   Murphy, J ^a   Ferguson, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOMEFLOXACIN; MOXIFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHOTOTOXICITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUNLIGHT; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; AZA COMPOUNDS; DERMATITIS, PHOTOTOXIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FLUOROQUINOLONES; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENTS; QUINOLINES; QUINOLONES;

EID: 0032898135     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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