Abstract
Two patients who developed post-operative sternotomy infections due to Nocardia asteroides were treated successfully with ofloxacin, in vitro susceptibility of the organisms being used as a guide to dosage. The place of this drug in the treatment of infection due to Nocardia asteroides merits further investigation.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
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Humans
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Male
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Middle Aged
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Nocardia Infections / drug therapy*
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Nocardia asteroides* / drug effects
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Nocardia asteroides* / isolation & purification
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Ofloxacin / therapeutic use*
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Surgical Wound Infection / drug therapy*
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Ofloxacin