Difloxacin

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Difloxacin (INN) is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic used in veterinary medicine.^[1] Although a broad-spectrum antimicrobial, its efficacy is not as good as enrofloxacin or pradofloxacin.^[2]

↑ Chidiac, C.; Mouton, Y. (1991). “Quinolones in the treatment of lower respiratory tract infections caused by intracellular pathogens”. Infection. 19 Suppl 7: S365–71. doi:10.1007/bf01715829. PMID 1804785.
↑ Silley, P.; Stephan, B.; Greife, H. A.; Pridmore, A. (2007). “Comparative activity of pradofloxacin against anaerobic bacteria isolated from dogs and cats”. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 60 (5): 999–1003. doi:10.1093/jac/dkm346. PMID 17872918.