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. 1985 Sep;28(3):437–439. doi: 10.1128/aac.28.3.437

Antibacterial activities of antineoplastic agents.

C A Bodet 3rd, J H Jorgensen, D J Drutz
PMCID: PMC180269  PMID: 2416271

Abstract

Fourteen antineoplastic agents were examined for in vitro antibacterial activity against 101 aerobic and anaerobic bacterial isolates representing indigenous human microflora and selected opportunistic pathogens. Only 5-fluorouracil, mitomycin, and etoposide demonstrated inhibitory effects at achievable plasma concentrations, while the remaining drugs lacked appreciable antibacterial activities.

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