Fleroxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic. It is sold under the brand names Quinodis and Megalocin.
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Fleroxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic. It is sold under the brand names Quinodis and Megalocin.
== Mechanism of action == Fleroxacin is a bactericidal drug that inhibits bacterial DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV. Like other quinolones and fluoroquinolones the compound eradicates bacteria by interfering with DNA replication (bacterial DNA replication, transcription, repair and recombination). Fleroxacin is active against many Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. It is especially active against Shigella species., Salmonella sp., Escherichia coli, Moraxella catarrhalis, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Yersinia enterocolitica, Serratia marcescens, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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