Levofloxacin penetrates human monocytes and enhances intracellular killing of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 483-488

  Smith, Raymond P ^a,b   Baltch, Aldona L ^a,b   Franke, Mary A ^a   Michelsen, Phyllis B ^a   Bopp, Lawrence H ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CELL CULTURE; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONOCYTE; NORMAL HUMAN; PH; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0034074338     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/45.4.483     Document Type: Article

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