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. 2008 Dec;62(6):1319-22.
doi: 10.1093/jac/dkn418. Epub 2008 Oct 7.

Effect of fluoroquinolones on body temperature of mice

Shuichi Miyazaki  1 , Fumio Ishikawa, Saburo Matsuo, Keizo Yamaguchi
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Effect of fluoroquinolones on body temperature of mice

Shuichi Miyazaki et al. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008 Dec.

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of fluoroquinolones on rectal temperature of infected and non-infected mice.

Methods: The effect of fluoroquinolone administration on rectal temperature was investigated in a mouse model with and without infection.

Results: Hypothermia was induced by administration of gatifloxacin at doses of 1 and 10 mg/kg in non-infected mice, but not by cefditoren pivoxil. In addition, the rectal temperature was decreased in infected mice administered fluoroquinolones or cephems, a greater decrease being noted in animals receiving the former agents.

Conclusions: This study shows that fluoroquinolones decrease the rectal temperature of mice regardless of infections.

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