| Literature DB >> 12234860 |
H Kojima1, K D E Kaita, K Hawkins, J Uhanova, G Y Minuk.
Abstract
Fluroquinolone antibiotics have been reported to have antiviral properties against RNA viruses, including hepatitis C virus (HCV). In the present study, five patients with advanced liver disease secondary to chronic HCV received 500 mg daily of oral ciprofloxacin for 30 days. Serum HCV-RNA levels and liver enzyme abnormalities remained largely unchanged. Thus, the role of fluoroquinolones as antiviral agents for chronic HCV in patients with advanced liver disease appears to be limited.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12234860 PMCID: PMC128783 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.46.10.3280-3282.2002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191