Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3377587 | Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy | 2007 | 7 Pages |
To investigate the effect of levofloxacin on carotid atherosclerosis, patients with hypercholesterolemia whose carotid atherosclerosis was not improved by probucol therapy (500 mg/day) for 24 months were enrolled. All patients were seropositive for anti C. pneumoniae IgA and/or IgG. Carotid atherosclerosis was evaluated by ultrasonic measurement of the maximum intima-media thickness (Max-IMT). All subjects were prescribed three courses of levofloxacin (each course, 400 mg/day for 2 weeks, followed by 14 days off drug treatment). At 12 months after combined therapy with probucol and levofloxacin, Max-IMT was significantly decreased compared with the value before treatment (P < 0.01). These results suggest that the combination therapy was effective for improving carotid atherosclerosis in C. pneumoniae-seropositive patients.