Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Efficacy of ciprofloxacin and moxifloxacin against Nocardia brasiliensis in vitro and in an experimental model of actinomycetoma in BALB/c mice.
- Journal:
- Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
- Year:
- 2009
- Authors:
- Chacon-Moreno, Brenda Edith et al.
- Affiliation:
- Hospital Universitario José
- Species:
- rodent
Abstract
The efficacy of ciprofloxacin and moxifloxacin against Nocardia brasiliensis was evaluated by applying 25 mg of each drug/kg subcutaneously every 8 h in BALB/c mice infected with N. brasiliensis. A statistically significant difference was observed only with moxifloxacin. A moxifloxacin-trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole combination was as active as when each compound was used alone.
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