| Literature DB >> 7793885 |
P S Skinner1, S K Furney, D A Kleinert, I M Orme.
Abstract
In this study the compounds levofloxacin and sparfloxacin, as well as three experimental compounds (AMQ2, AMQ4, and AMQ5), were compared with isoniazid and rifabutin in terms of their capacity to inhibit the intracellular growth of the drug-susceptible Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain Erdman and the isoniazid-resistant katG gene-negative strain 24 within monolayers of mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages. Both levofloxacin and sparfloxacin, as well as compound AMQ4, had substantial activity in this physiologically relevant model, further confirming the potential usefulness of this class of compounds in the therapy of tuberculosis.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7793885 PMCID: PMC162617 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.39.3.750
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191