"Ofloxacin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A synthetic fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent that inhibits the supercoiling activity of bacterial DNA GYRASE, halting DNA REPLICATION.
| Descriptor ID |
D015242
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.633.100.810.835.322.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ofloxacin" by people in Profiles.
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Pharmacokinetics and safety of MP-376 (levofloxacin inhalation solution) in cystic fibrosis subjects. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2011 Jun; 55(6):2636-40.
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Levofloxacin inhalation solution (MP-376) in patients with cystic fibrosis with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011 Jun 01; 183(11):1510-6.
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Empiric, broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy with an aggressive de-escalation strategy does not induce gram-negative pathogen resistance in ventilator-associated pneumonia. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2010 Oct; 11(5):427-32.
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Alternative anti-tuberculosis regimen including ofloxacin for the treatment of patients with hepatic injury. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2007 Jul; 11(7):775-80.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infectious keratitis following refractive surgery. Am J Ophthalmol. 2007 Apr; 143(4):629-34.
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Levofloxacin-induced hypoglycemia in a nondiabetic patient. Am J Med Sci. 2006 Jun; 331(6):334-5.
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Using interrupted time series analysis to assess associations of fluoroquinolone formulary changes with susceptibility of gram-negative pathogens and isolation rates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2006 Jun; 50(6):2106-12.
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Levofloxacin secretion in breast milk: a case report. Pharmacotherapy. 2005 Jan; 25(1):116-8.
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The rapid development of fluoroquinolone resistance in M. tuberculosis. N Engl J Med. 2003 Nov 13; 349(20):1977-8.
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A novel method of estimating cost of therapy by using patient population characteristics: analysis of fluoroquinolones in various populations with different distributions of renal function. Pharmacotherapy. 2003 Jul; 23(7):925-32.