On the occasion of a symposium in Salzburg, an international team of clinicians and pharmacologists presented recent results in profile efficacy, safety and therapeutic use of the antibiotic substance Ciprofloxacin. Of special interest for clinicians will be the clinical outcome in patients with nosocomial pneumonia and other infections of the lower respiratory tract.

Effect of Quinolones Against Slowly Growing Bacteria

The Postantibiotic Effect of Ciprofloxacin
The Effects of Different Types of Antimicrobial Agents on Plasma Endotoxin Activity in Gram-Negative Bacterial Infection
Dose-Finding Investigations of Intravenous Ciprofloxacin in a Pharmacodynamic Model
The Relationship Between Ciprofloxacin Blood Concentrations, MIC Values, Bacterial Eradication, and Clinical Outcome in Patients with Nosocomial Pneumonia
Efficacy and Safety of Ciprofloxacin in Various Intravenous Dosages
Intravenous Ciprofloxacin Versus Imipenem/Cilastatin in the Treatment of Severe Pneumonia
Conversion of Intravenous to Oral Ciprofloxacin: Observing the "Like-to-Like" Phenomenon
Therapeutic Use of Quinolones in Oncology
Ciprofloxacin in Neutropenic Host Infection
Intravenous Ciprofloxacin for the Treatment of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections: Preliminary Results
Integrated Safety Profile of Intravenous Ciprofloxacin.