Infecton
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99mTc-Ciprofloxacin is a new formulation of ciprofloxacin (INFECTON), being investigated as a radioimaging agent for the potential diagnosis of infection, including fever of unknown origin, osteomyelitis, wound infection, abdominal abscess, pneumonia, appendicitis and tuberculosis. INFECTON combines the widely used antibiotic, ciprofloxacin, with Technetium ((99m)Tc), the most commonly used radioisotope in nuclear medical imaging There is currently controversy around the drug's ability to discriminate between sterile inflammation and bacterial versus nonbacterial infections.
This radiopharmaceutical diagnostic imaging agent is being investigated for its ability to uniquely detect and determine the location of bacterial infection in patients with difficult-to-diagnose signs and symptoms. This may be of use with the potential diagnosis of infection, including fever of unknown origin, osteomyelitis, wound infection, abdominal abscess, pneumonia, appendicitis and tuberculosis.
| Trade Name | Infecton |
| Generic | Technetium Tc-99m ciprofloxacin |
| Technetium Tc-99m ciprofloxacin Other Names | 99mTc-ciprofloxacin, Infecton, Technetium (99mTc) ciprofloxacin, Technetium Tc 99m ciprofloxacin |
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| Groups | Investigational |
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| Last Updated: | September 19, 2023 at 7:00 am |
Uses
Investigated for use/treatment in infectious and parasitic disease (unspecified).
How Infecton works
Ciprofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic. The mechanism of action of these fluoroquinolones is not fully understood, but it has been postulated that the interaction of ciprofloxacin with bacterial DNA gyrase (a type II topoisomerase) prevents DNA uncoiling and subsequent DNA synthesis within bacteria. Ciprofloxacin demonstrates a significant antibiotic effect for both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria in either stationary or growth phases of bacterial replication. However, the addition of the 99mTc atom likely affects the interaction of the ciprofloxacin molecule with the enzyme.
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