ArticleAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy2009
Bactericidal activity of the combination of levofloxacin with rifampin in experimental prosthetic knee infection in rabbits due to methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus.
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- A systematic review of animal models for Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis.European cells & materials · 2014Pooled it
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- Prosthetic Joint Infection Research Models in NZW Rabbits: Opportunities for Standardization-A Systematic Review.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2024Review
- Antibiotics with antibiofilm activity - rifampicin and beyond.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Review
- Comparison ofFrontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
- Orthopaedic Implant-Associated Staphylococcal Infections: A Critical Reappraisal of Unmet Clinical Needs Associated with the Implementation of the Best Antibiotic Choice.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
The combination of levofloxacin and rifampin has been recommended for the treatment of staphylococcal prosthetic infection. In a rabbit model of prosthetic knee infection due to a susceptible clinical strain of Staphylococcus aureus, the combination of levofloxacin and rifampin was bactericidal, significantly reduced bacterial titers in bone compared with levels for rifampin and controls (P < 0.05), sterilized 6 of 12 animals, and prevented the selection of resistant mutants that was observed with rifampin alone, validating clinical recommendations.
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