December 28. 2006

• New Polish study confirms levofloxacin is effective in CAP patients who have not responded to other antibiotics

December 25. 2006

• Brucella melitensis isolates susceptible to levofloxacin
• Levofloxacin remains highly effective against community-acquired Viridans group streptococci

December 18. 2006

• Levofloxacin combined with quinupristin-dalfopristin shown to be an effective treatment for multiresistant E. faecium
• Topical moxifloxacin causes corneal toxicity
• FDA Panel Urges Limits on Telithromycin (KETEK)

December 11. 2006

• Levofloxacin treatment allows early discharge of patients with community-acquired urosepsis
• An American review confirms that levofloxacin is an effective treatment for community-acquired pneumonia

December 4. 2006

• Levofloxacin effective in children with recurrent or persistent acute otitis media
• Japanese scientists find point mutations responsible for fluoroquinolone resistance in H. pylori infections

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