June 24. 2011

• Streptococcus pneumoniae susceptible to levofloxacin in Canada
• In Taiwan, sequential therapy involving levofloxacin and high-dose esomeprazole is excellent second-line therapy for Helicobacter infection

June 17. 2011

• Absence of H. pylori resistance to levofloxacin reassuring in Malaysia
• A new Italian study shows that levofloxacin prophylaxis is effective prophylaxis for patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

June 10. 2011

• Ureaplasma urealyticum sensitive to levofloxacin
• The pharmacokinetics of intravenous levofloxacin 750mg investigated in obese adults

June 3. 2011

• A Japanese study shows that a combination of levofloxacin with tazobactam/piperacillin is an effective way of preventing infectious complications following transrectal prostate biopsy
• German investigators recommend a fluoroquinolone for febrile neutropenia

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