title: Comparison of difloxacin, enoxacin, and cefazolin for the treatment of experimental Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis.
abstract: This study compared difloxacin administered orally, enoxacin administered orally, and cefazolin administered intramuscularly for the treatment of experimental Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis. Difloxacin significantly reduced bacterial counts of vegetations compared with enoxacin. This study demonstrated that difloxacin was significantly more effective than enoxacin and as effective as cefazolin for the treatment of S. aureus endocarditis in rabbits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19129.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Boscia
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Kobasa
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kaye
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002437:Cefazolin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015365:Enoxacin; D005260:Female; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D006207:Half-Life; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D009287:Naphthyridines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011817:Rabbits; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D024841:Fluoroquinolones; D009287:Naphthyridines; D015365:Enoxacin; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; C047225:difloxacin; D002437:Cefazolin