Diffusion of levofloxacin into bone and synovial tissues

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 533-535

  Rimmele T ^a   Boselli, Emmanuel ^a   Djabarouti, S ^b   Bel, J C ^c   Guyot, R ^c   Saux, M C ^b   Allaouchiche, B ^c  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^b HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Bone and joint infections; Bone and synovial tissue; Diffusion; Levofloxacin; Pharmacokinetics

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; LEVOFLOXACIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BONE INFECTION; BONE TISSUE; CANCELLOUS BONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICAL BONE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG BONE LEVEL; DRUG DIFFUSION; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SYNOVIUM; TIME; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BACTERIA; BONE AND BONES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; OFLOXACIN; SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE;

EID: 1642296613     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkh110     Document Type: Article

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