Influence of a new fluoroquinolone, AF3013 (the active metabolite of prulifloxacin), on macrophage functions against Klebsiella pneumoniae: An in vitro comparison with pefloxacin

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 241-247

  Tullio, V ^a   Cuffini, A M ^a   Bonino, A ^a   Palarchio, A Ianni ^a   Roana, J ^a   Mandras, N ^a   Rossi, V ^b   Carlone, N A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Università Politecnica delle Marche ACRAF Gruppo Angelini   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AF 3013; DRUG METABOLITE; PEFLOXACIN; PRULIFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG POTENTIATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR KILLING; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MACROPHAGE FUNCTION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; TIME;

EID: 0033871704     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/46.2.241     Document Type: Article

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