Table 1.
Concentrations of cefuroxime (CXM), azithromycin (AZM), levofloxacin (LVX) and moxifloxacin (MXF) used for incubation experiments
| Concentration | TNF-α(10 ng/ml) | IL-8 | GM-CSF | IL-8 PCR | GM-GSF PCR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CXM | 10 mg/l | + | n = 11 | n = 11 | - | - |
| 25 mg/l | + | n = 17 | n = 17 | - | - | |
| 62.5 mg/l | + | n = 11 | n = 11 | n = 11 | n = 10 | |
| 62.5 mg/l | - | n = 11 | n = 11 | n = 11 | n = 10 | |
| AZM | 0.5 mg/l | + | n = 12 | n = 10 | - | - |
| 1.0 mg/l | + | n = 12 | n = 10 | - | - | |
| 1.5 mg/l | + | n = 12 | n = 10 | n = 10 | n = 11 | |
| 1.5 mg/l | - | n = 11 | n = 8 | n = 11 | n = 11 | |
| LVX | 1 mg/l | + | n = 12 | n = 11 | - | - |
| 4 mg/l | + | n = 16 | n = 18 | - | - | |
| 8 mg/l | + | n = 11 | n = 11 | n = 11 | n = 11 | |
| 8 mg/l | - | n = 10 | n = 11 | n = 11 | n = 11 | |
| MXF | 1 mg/l | + | n = 24 | n = 22 | - | - |
| 4 mg/l | + | n = 25 | n = 23 | - | - | |
| 8 mg/l | + | n = 23 | n = 23 | - | - | |
| 16 mg/l | + | n = 14 | n = 14 | n = 14 | n = 14 | |
| 8 mg/l | - | n = 11 | n = 11 | n = 11 | n = 11 | |