Methods of use of fluoroquinolone compounds against pathogenic helicobacter bacteria
OwnerAlison F. Chalker, Heather W. Minehartinventors
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Abstract
This invention relates, in part, to newly identified methods of using quinolone antibiotics, particularly a gemifloxacin compound against certain pathogenic bacteria.
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A method for modulating metabolism of pathogenic Helicobacter bacteria comprising the step of contacting pathogenic Helicobacter bacteria with an antibacterially effective amount of a composition comprising a gemifloxacin compound, or antibacterially effective derivatives thereof.
A method of treating or preventing a bacterial infection by pathogenic Helicobacter bacteria comprising the step of administering an antibacterially effective amount of a composition comprising a gemifloxacin compound to a mammal suspected of having or being at risk of having an infection with pathogenic Helicobacter bacteria.
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