Abstract
RO 236240 is a new trifluoroquinolone with very high in vitro activity against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria particularly against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Since staphylococci may behave like intracellular pathogens [1, 2], we have studied the influence of RO 236240 on the functions of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNLs) with a special interest for the intracellular killing.
This study was supported by a grant from Produits Roche sa, Brussels, Belgium.
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van der Auwera, P., Husson, M. (1989). Influence of RO 236240 on Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes In Vitro. In: Gillissen, G., Opferkuch, W., Peters, G., Pulverer, G. (eds) The Influence of Antibiotics on the Host-Parasite Relationship III. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73653-7_18
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