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| == Gram-positive bacteria == | == Gram-positive bacteria == | ||
| * ] (many strains are only moderately susceptible) | * '']'' (many strains are only moderately susceptible) | ||
| * ] (]-susceptible strains) | * '']'' (]-susceptible strains) | ||
| * ] (]-susceptible strains) | * '']'' (]-susceptible strains) | ||
| * ] | * '']'' | ||
| * ] (including ]-resistant strains*) | * '']'' (including ]-resistant strains*) | ||
| * ] | * '']'' | ||
| == Gram-negative bacteria == | == Gram-negative bacteria == | ||
| * ] | * '']'' | ||
| * ] | * '']'' | ||
| * ] | * '']'' | ||
| * ] | * '']'' | ||
| * ] |
* '']'' | ||
| * ] | * '']'' | ||
| * ] |
* '']'' | ||
| * ] | * '']'' | ||
| * ] | * '']'' | ||
| * ] | * '']'' | ||
| == Other == | == Other == | ||
| * ] | * '']'' | ||
| * ] | * '']'' | ||
| ''Some information extracted from Levaquin Prescribing information.'' | ''Some information extracted from Levaquin Prescribing information.'' | ||
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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.
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
Some information extracted from Levaquin Prescribing information.
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