Pneumonia  & Levofloxacin

CDC - Levofloxacin Treatment Failure in Haemophilus influenzae Pneumonia
We describe the first case of failure of oral levofloxacin treatment of community-acquired pneumonia caused by Haemophilus influenzae. The strain ...
Levofloxacin patient advice including side effects
Levofloxacin cures a variety of bacterial infections, including several types of sinus infection and pneumonia. ... Levofloxacin has been known to ...
Conclusion - fda.gov
Levofloxacin is highly and differentially distributed to important pulmonary tissue and fluids. ... Levofloxacin safety profile is well known and ...
Quality Health | Fluoroquinolones for pneumonia
Although the newer fluoroquinolones, such as levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, and gatifloxacin, are highly effective at killing most of the bacteria that ...

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Wikipedia:  Levofloxacin is an advanced generation fluoroquinolone antibiotic, marketed by Ortho-McNeil under the trade name Levaquin in the US. In Europe, it is marketed by Sanofi-Aventis under the trade name of Tavanic, in Chile as Gatigol by Alpes Selection, and ... Read More

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