Enterococcus: Ciprofloxacin has reasonable coverage for Enterococcus faecalis, but often misses Enterococcus faecium. Anaerobic coverage: Only moxifloxacin has anaerobic coverage. However, resistance may be increasing among Bacteroides fragilis. Fluoroquinolones cover certain respiratory pathogens, including: Haemophilus influenzae.
Would not recommend its use in isolation against infections. Moxifloxacinhas some anaerobic coverage while levofloxacin and ciprofloxacin
discussed above, ciprofloxacin has vari¬ able activity against M pneumoniae and is not recommended for this organ¬ ism. The poor anaerobic coverage ofcip¬.
cover MRSA, Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas and obligate anaerobes. It does not provide coverage for MRSA or Pseudomonas. What Does Ciprofloxacin Cover?
i Ciprofloxacin or levofloxacin. j Fluoroquinolones are associated with an and anaerobic coverage. The second-generation cephalospo- rins with
MSSA is covered by ciprofloxacin (levofloxacin and moxifloxacin have variable activity). Enterococcus: Ciprofloxacin has reasonable coverage for Enterococcus faecalis, but often misses Enterococcus faecium. Anaerobic coverage: Only moxifloxacin has anaerobic coverage. However, resistance may be increasing among Bacteroides fragilis.
anaerobic coverage, such as metronidazole. Indications for Spontaneous Oral ciprofloxacin after a short course of intravenous ciprofloxacin in the
A course of broad-spectrum antimicrobial therapy should include coverage targeting anaerobic microorganisms (i.e, ciprofloxacin plus
ANTIBACTERIALS 1. Ciprofloxacin (PO and IV) Spectrum: best gram negative coverage of FQs, but virtually no gram positive coverage. Lacks good anaerobic
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