"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 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ofloxacin" by people in Profiles.
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Farhat MR, Mitnick CD, Franke MF, Kaur D, Sloutsky A, Murray M, Jacobson KR. Concordance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis fluoroquinolone resistance testing: implications for treatment. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2015 Mar; 19(3):339-41.
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Marcus DV, Mahmoud BH, Hamzavi IH. Granuloma annulare treated with rifampin, ofloxacin, and minocycline combination therapy. Arch Dermatol. 2009 Jul; 145(7):787-9.
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Green O, Murray P, Gea-Banacloche JC. Sepsis caused by Elizabethkingia miricola successfully treated with tigecycline and levofloxacin. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008 Dec; 62(4):430-2.
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Ali SH, Chandraker A, DeCaprio JA. Inhibition of Simian virus 40 large T antigen helicase activity by fluoroquinolones. Antivir Ther. 2007; 12(1):1-6.
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Martinez FJ. Acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis: expanding short-course therapy. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2005 Dec; 26 Suppl 3:S156-63.
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Bird SB, Orr PG, Mazzola JL, Brush DE, Boyer EW. Levofloxacin-related seizure activity in a patient with Alzheimer's disease: assessment of potential risk factors. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2005 Jun; 25(3):287-8.
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Martinez FJ. Monotherapy versus dual therapy for community-acquired pneumonia in hospitalized patients. Clin Infect Dis. 2004 May 15; 38 Suppl 4:S328-40.
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Jones JW, Kiefe CI. Anthrax attacks and practice patterns: a learning opportunity for health care systems. Qual Manag Health Care. 2002; 10(3):31-9.