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ArticleAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy1997

Efficacy of trovafloxacin for treatment of experimental Bacteroides infection in young and senescent mice.

H Thadepalli, S K Chuah, U Reddy, N Hanna, R Clark, R J Polzer, S Gollapudi

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Article in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 1997. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

H ThadepalliDivision of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California 90059, USA.
S K Chuah
U Reddy
N Hanna
R Clark
R J Polzer
S Gollapudi
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science · US

Funding

NCRR NIH HHS NCRR/NIHI 612 RR03026
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigated the efficacy of trovafloxacin, a new quinolone, in comparison with that of clindamycin in the treatment of intra-abdominal abscesses caused by Bacteroides fragilis in young and senescent mice. The development of abscess formation, the number of viable organisms, and antibiotic concentrations were measured, and the values for young and old mice were compared. Trovafloxacin was well distributed to the tissues in both young and old animals. Although the pharmacokinetics and concentrations of trovafloxacin in serum were similar between young and old mice, the levels in tissue were higher in senescent mice than in young mice. Trovafloxacin therapy sterilized abscesses in 94% of young mice and in 73% of old mice, but this difference was not significant. This therapeutic response to trovafloxacin was similar to that seen with clindamycin. These results suggest that aging may not have any adverse effect on the therapeutic outcome for intra-abdominal abscesses caused by B. fragilis.

Indexed as

FluoroquinolonesAbdominal AbscessAgingAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsBacteroides InfectionsClindamycinMaleMiceNaphthyridinesTissue DistributionAnti-Bacterial AgentsAnti-Infective AgentsClindamycinFluoroquinolonesNaphthyridinestrovafloxacin

Identifiers

PMID9303387
PMCPMC164038
OpenAlexW2138423020

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