June 26. 2006

• Levofloxacin has excellent early bactericidal activity in pulmonary tuberculosis
• Levofloxacin offers effective antibiotic prophylaxis for neutropenic patients

June 19. 2006

• New study confirms that levofloxacin is a safe and effective treatment for uncomplicated typhoid fever
• Levofloxacin efficacy in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia
• Fluoroquinolones preferable to macrolides for Legionella infection

June 12. 2006

• Fluoroquinolone use by outpatients in Europe
• Resistance rates of H. pylori in Korean patients are lower for levofloxacin and moxifloxacin

June 5. 2006

• A US trial shows that a shorter course of levofloxacin 750 mg for 5 days is just as effective as the longer standard treatment for patients with community-acquired pneumonia
• Corneal penetration of levofloxacin better than that of norfloxacin and lomefloxacin

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