99mTc-ciprofloxacin DRAXIMAGE

IDrugs. 2004 Apr;7(4):374-9.

Abstract

DRAXIMAGE, under exclusive licence from BTG International Ltd, is developing a technetium-99m formulation of ciprofloxacin (INFECTON), as a radioimaging agent for the potential diagnosis of infection, including fever of unknown origin, osteomyelitis, wound infection, abdominal abscess, pneumonia, appendicitis and tuberculosis.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Ciprofloxacin / analogs & derivatives*
  • Ciprofloxacin / chemistry
  • Clinical Trials as Topic / statistics & numerical data
  • Drugs, Investigational* / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Infections / diagnosis
  • Organotechnetium Compounds* / chemistry

Substances

  • Drugs, Investigational
  • Organotechnetium Compounds
  • Technetium Tc 99m ciprofloxacin
  • Ciprofloxacin