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Fourth Generation Fluoroquinolone
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Fourth Generation Fluoroquinolone
, Fourth Generation Quinolone, Trovafloxacin, Trovan
See Also
Fluoroquinolone
Delafloxacin
(
Baxdela
)
Preparations
See
Delafloxacin
(
Baxdela
)
Trovafloxacin (Trovan)
Pharmacology
Activity Spectrum
Gram Negative Bacteria
(
Enterobacteriaceae
)
Atypical
Bacteria
Staphylococcus aureus
(
Methicillin
susceptible)
Streptococci
Improved coverage over
Third Generation Quinolone
s
Anaerobic Bacteria
Not covered by
Third Generation Quinolone
s
Pseudomonas
aeruginosa coverage varies
Delafloxacin
(
Baxdela
) has good
Pseudomonas
coverage
Trovafloxacin (Trovan) has minimal
Pseudomonas
coverage
Indications
Intra-abdominal infections
Avoid Trovafloxacin in UTI (low urine concentrations)
References
King (2000) Am Fam Physician 61(9):2741-8 [PubMed]
O'Donnell (2000) Infect Dis Clin North Am 14(2):489-513 [PubMed]
Oliphant (2002) Am Fam Physician 65(3):455-64 [PubMed]
Owens (2000) Med Clin North Am 84(6):1447-69 [PubMed]
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