Levofloxacin cures experimental pneumonic plague in African green monkeys

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2011
Levofloxacin cures established pneumonic plague when treatment is initiated after the onset of fever in the lethal aerosol-challenged AGM nonhuman primate model, and can be considered for treatment of other forms of plague. Levofloxacin may also be considered for primary presumptive-use, multi-agent …
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Authors Layton RC;Mega W;McDonald JD;Brasel TL;Barr EB;Gigliotti AP;Koster F;;
Journal plos neglected tropical diseases
Year 2011
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21347450
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National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI NLM MEDLINE animals pubmed abstract nih national institutes of health national library of medicine Disease Models Animal bacteremia / mortality Survival Analysis lung / pathology anti-bacterial agents / administration & dosage* radiography levofloxacin* chlorocebus aethiops intravenous infusions bacteremia / drug therapy pmid:21347450 pmc3035670 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0000959 robert colby layton william mega frederick koster bacteremia / pathology ofloxacin / administration & dosage* plague / complications plague / drug therapy* plague / mortality plague / pathology primate diseases / drug therapy* primate diseases / mortality primate diseases / pathology thoracic

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