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M L Colombo

Publications and source records attributed to M L Colombo.

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PubMed1987

In vitro and ex vivo influence of rifamycins on human phagocytes.

We studied the effects of rifamycin SV, rifampicin and rifapentine on human phagocyte functions. Rifamycins inhibited in vitro neutrophil chemotaxis in the range of their therapeutic levels, and they significantly affected the survival of a rifamycin-sensitive strain of Staphylococcus aureus inside human monocytes. Both effects were related to the intraphagocytic penetration of these antibiotics. For the ex vivo studies, 600 mg of rifampicin were orally administered to five subjects with defective S. aureus killing. A significant reduction of neutrophil chemotaxis and increased activity against S. aureus were shown 150 and 210 min after administration of the drug.

Chemotaxis, Leukocyte↗
PubMed1984

A multi-centre trial comparing a sulfamethopyrazine/trimethoprim combination with co-trimoxazole in respiratory tract infections.

A double-blind, multi-centre trial was carried out in 72 patients with acute or chronic infections of the lower respiratory tract to compare the efficacy and tolerance of a sulfamethopyrazine (200 mg)/trimethoprim (250 mg) combination with that of the established combination co-trimoxazole (400 mg sulphamethoxazole plus 80 mg trimethoprim). Patients received treatment for 10 days either with 2 capsules of co-trimoxazole twice daily or in the newer combination group with 2 capsules on Day 1 but then only 1 capsule daily for the remainder of the treatment period. The results of clinical, bacteriological and functional tests showed an excellent or good response in over 90% of patients in each group. There was no statistically significant difference in effectiveness of treatment with the once-daily sulfamethopyrazine/trimethoprim regime compared with co-trimoxazole given twice daily, and both treatments were well tolerated, with only a few mild side-effects, mainly gastro-intestinal ones, being reported.

Adolescent↗