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  • Title: Postantibiotic effects of amikacin and ofloxacin on Mycobacterium fortuitum.
    Author: Tsui SY, Yew WW, Li MS, Chan CY, Cheng AF.
    Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother; 1993 May; 37(5):1001-3. PubMed ID: 8517688.
    Abstract:
    A study of postantibiotic effects (PAE) in vitro of amikacin and ofloxacin on Mycobacterium fortuitum isolates from sternotomy wounds by use of the dilution method for drug removal showed that both drugs exhibited good bactericidal activities, with the PAE of amikacin lasting from 13.5 to 27.6 h and the PAE of ofloxacin lasting from 1.2 to 5.0 h. These laboratory results concur with our experience of the efficacy of once-daily dosing with these drugs in the treatment of infections caused by M. fortuitum. These data may have therapeutic implications in guiding the scheduling of the administration of drugs in these infections, which require a long duration of therapy.
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