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Levofloxacin

Levofloxacin is relatively new fluoroquinolone antibiotic, marketed by Ortho-McNeil under the brand name Levaquin. Chemically, Levaquin is the S-enantiomer (L-isomer) of ofloxacin. Levofloxacin is effective against a number of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.

Table of contents

1 Gram-positive bacteria 2 Gram-negative bacteria 3 Other

Gram-positive bacteria

• Enterococcus faecalis (many strains are only moderately susceptible)
• Staphylococcus aureus (methicillin-susceptible strains)
• Staphylococcus epidermidis (methicillin-susceptible strains)
• Staphylococcus saprophyticus
• Streptococcus pneumoniae (including penicillin-resistant strains*)
• Streptococcus pyogenes

Gram-negative bacteria

• Enterobacter cloacae
• Klebsiella pneumoniae
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Escherichia coli
• Legionella pneumophila
• Serratia marcescens
• Haemophilus influenzae
• Moraxella catarrhalis
• Haemophilus parainfluenzae
• Proteus mirabilis

Other

• Chlamydia pneumoniae
• Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Some information extracted from Levaquin Prescribing information.

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