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US brand names:NegGram
First-generation quinolone inhibiting DNA gyrase. Active only against gram-negative urinary pathogens. Achieves therapeutic levels only in urine.
Largely superseded by fluoroquinolones. Resistance develops rapidly. CNS effects possible. Not effective systemically.
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