MedPage Today Quinolone antibiotics have shown antiviral properties against BK virus, but it's not clear if these drugs can prevent the infection in patients having kidney transplant. Gill and colleagues conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial ... and more »
Times of India Indian scientists may have found a game-changing discovery that will shorten treatment for tuberculosis to four months from the standard six-month regimen of medication, trials that included an antibiotic prescribed for infections like pneumonia have ...
CNNMoney QINPREZO™ (vosaroxin) is an anti-cancer quinolone derivative (AQD), a class of compounds that has not been used previously for the treatment of cancer. Preclinical data demonstrate that QINPREZO both intercalates DNA and inhibits topoisomerase II, ... and more »
Family Practice News Digital Network Key clinical point: Levofloxacin prophylaxis isn't recommended after kidney transplant, because it failed to prevent BK viruria and ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference Quinolones and fluoroquinolones are effective broad-spectrum antibiotics that are used to treat numerous infections; however, concerns about possible teratogenic effects seen in animal studies have limited their use during pregnancy. In a study ...
