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Norfloxacin: its potential in clinical practice.

C Lee, A R Ronald

    The American Journal of Medicine
    |June 26, 1987
    PubMed
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    Norfloxacin, an oral fluoroquinolone antibiotic, shows broad-spectrum activity against aerobic bacteria and resistance to developing resistance. Clinical use in urinary tract infections and other conditions is promising but requires further study.

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    Area of Science:

    • Pharmacology
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Clinical Microbiology

    Background:

    • Norfloxacin is an oral fluoroquinolone antibiotic.
    • It exhibits broad-spectrum activity against aerobic Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria.
    • Limited activity against anaerobes and difficulty in resistance acquisition by organisms support its clinical development.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To review the clinical experience with norfloxacin.
    • To evaluate its efficacy in treating urinary tract infections (UTIs), gonococcal infections, and diarrheal diseases.
    • To assess its role in infection prophylaxis for neutropenic cancer patients.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of clinical experience and studies involving norfloxacin.
    • In vitro susceptibility testing data.
    • Clinical trial results for various indications.

    Main Results:

    • Norfloxacin is at least equivalent to standard treatments for acute UTIs.
    • Promising initial results for uncomplicated gonococcal infections and bacterial gastroenteritis.
    • Continuous norfloxacin prophylaxis reduced Gram-negative infections in neutropenic patients.

    Conclusions:

    • Norfloxacin demonstrates potential as an effective antimicrobial agent.
    • Further long-term studies are needed for recurrent UTIs.
    • Prospective evaluation is required to confirm efficacy in other conditions.

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