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Fourth Generation FluoroquinoloneAka: Fourth Generation Quinolone, Trovafloxacin, Trovan

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  1. See Also
    1. Fluoroquinolone
  2. Activity Spectrum
    1. Gram Negative Bacteria (Enterobacteriaceae)
    2. Atypical bacteria
    3. Staphylococcus aureus (Methicillin susceptible)
    4. Streptococci
      1. Improved coverage over Third Generation Quinolones
    5. Anaerobic Bacteria
      1. Not covered by Third Generation Quinolones
    6. Minimal Pseudomonas aeruginosa coverage
  3. Indications
    1. Intra-abdominal infections
    2. Avoid in UTI (low urine concentrations)
  4. References
    1. King (2000) Am Fam Physician 61(9):2741
    2. O'Donnell (2000) Infect Dis Clin North Am 14(2):489
    3. Oliphant (2002) Am Fam Physician 65(3):455
    4. Owens (2000) Med Clin North Am 84(6):1447

trovafloxacin (C0379881)

ConceptsOrganic Chemical (T109) , Pharmacologic Substance (T121)
Englishtrovafloxacin, TROVAFLOXACIN PREPARATION, Trovafloxacin product
Spanishproducto con trovafloxacina, trovafloxacina
CreditsDerived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


Trovan (C0723938)

ConceptsOrganic Chemical (T109) , Pharmacologic Substance (T121)
EnglishPfizer brand of alatrofloxacin mesylate, Trovan
CreditsDerived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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