Serebryakova V A, Urazova O I, Novitsky V V, Vengerovskii A I, Kononova T E
Siberian State Medical University, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Tomsk, Russia.
Bull Exp Biol Med. 2018 Dec;166(2):225-228. doi: 10.1007/s10517-018-4319-z. Epub 2018 Nov 28.
The effects levofloxacin (fluoroquinolone) and vaccinal BCG strain on cytokine production by blood mononuclear leukocytes was studied in patients with infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis. Combined treatment with levofloxacin and vaccinal BCG strain suppressed the production of TNFα in drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis and production of IL-12 and IFNγ in drug-sensitive tuberculosis.