Fluorinated quinolone antibacterial. Prepn: K. E. Brighty, US 5164402 (1992 to Pfizer). Voltammetric determn in urine and serum: J. L. Vílchez et al., J. Pharm. Biomed. Anal. 31, 465 (2003). Antibacterial spectrum in vitro: H. C. Neu, N.-X. Chin, Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 38, 2615 (1994). Clinical pharmacokinetics: R. Teng et al., J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 36, 385 (1995). Evaluation in gonorrhea: E. W. Hook et al., Antimicrob. Agents Chemother. 40, 1720 (1996). Mechanism of hepatotoxicity: M. J. Liguori et al., Hepatology 41, 177 (2005).
Antibacterial.
Antibacterial (Synthetic); Quinolones and Analogs