| abstract |
This invention relates to new medicaments, which are new antibacterial compositions based on a new use of known quinoline compounds, as well as new quinoline compounds. The authors of the present invention have discovered that certain quinoline compounds have an unexpected antibacterial effect, which has led to the development of new formulations in which said quinolines are incorporated. Accordingly, this invention provides the use of a quinoline of formula (I) in the form of a free base or an acid addition salt or quaternary ammonium salt or N-oxide thereof for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of bacterial infections in mammals, especially man. |