Ciprofloxacin
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== General Information == | == General Information == | ||
| - | Ciprofloxacin is a broad-spectrum fluoroquinone antibiotic that is generally effective against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Ciprofloxacin is a 1-cyclopropyl-6-floro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid with molecular formula: C₁₇H₁₈FN₃O₃. | + | Ciprofloxacin is a broad-spectrum fluoroquinone antibiotic that is generally effective against both aerobic gram-positive and aerobic gram-negative bacteria. Bacterial organisms that have been shown to be targeted by ciprofloxacin are: |
| + | Aerobic Gram-Positive Bacteria (With Certain Strain Particularities): | ||
| + | Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, | ||
| + | Streptococcus pneumoniae, etc. | ||
| + | Aerobic Gram-Negative Bacteria (With Certain Strain Particularities): | ||
| + | Campylobacter jejuni, Citrobacter freundii, Enterobacter cloacae, Escherichia coli, Haemophilus influenzae, etc. | ||
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| + | == Structure == | ||
| + | Ciprofloxacin is a 1-cyclopropyl-6-floro-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(1-piperazinyl)-3-quinolinecarboxylic acid with molecular formula: C₁₇H₁₈FN₃O₃. | ||
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