Title
In vitro and in vivo activities of gatifloxacin against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Date Issued
09 April 2002
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Carter J.L.
Cynamon M.H.
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Abstract
Gatifloxacin (GAT) and moxifloxacin (MXF) were evaluated in vitro to determine their activities against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. GAT was subsequently compared in a dose range study to isoniazid (INH) in a murine tuberculosis model. GAT was somewhat less active than INH. GAT and MXF were evaluated in mice infected with M. tuberculosis and were found to have similar activities. GAT was studied alone and in combination with ethambutol, ethionamide (ETA), and pyrazinamide (PZA) and compared to INH and rifampin (RIF). GAT appears to have sufficient activity alone and in combination with ETA with or without PZA to merit evaluation for treatment of tuberculosis.
Start page
1022
End page
1025
Volume
46
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Sistema respiratorio
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-0036207769
PubMed ID
Source
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
ISSN of the container
00664804
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