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'''Difloxacin''' ([[International Nonproprietary Name|INN]]) is a [[fluoroquinolone]] antibiotic used in veterinary medicine.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Chidiac | first1 = C. | last2 = Mouton | first2 = Y. | title = Quinolones in the treatment of lower respiratory tract infections caused by intracellular pathogens | journal = Infection | volume = 19 Suppl 7 | issue = | pages = S365–71 | month = | year = 1991 | doi = 10.1007/bf01715829| pmid = 1804785 }}</ref> Although a broad-spectrum antimicrobial, its efficacy is not as good as [[enrofloxacin]] or [[pradofloxacin]].<ref>{{Cite journal|doi=10.1093/jac/dkm346|pmid=17872918|pages=999–1003|title=Comparative activity of pradofloxacin against anaerobic bacteria isolated from dogs and cats|journal=Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy|volume=60|issue=5|year=2007|last1=Silley|first1=P.|last2=Stephan|first2=B.|last3=Greife|first3=H. A.|last4=Pridmore|first4=A.}}</ref>
'''Difloxacin''' ([[International Nonproprietary Name|INN]]) is a [[fluoroquinolone]] antibiotic used in veterinary medicine.<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Chidiac | first1 = C. | last2 = Mouton | first2 = Y. | title = Quinolones in the treatment of lower respiratory tract infections caused by intracellular pathogens | journal = Infection | volume = 19 Suppl 7 | issue = | pages = S365–71 | month = | year = 1991 | doi = 10.1007/bf01715829| pmid = 1804785 }}</ref> Although a broad-spectrum antimicrobial, its efficacy is not as good as [[enrofloxacin]] or [[pradofloxacin]].<ref>{{Cite journal|doi=10.1093/jac/dkm346|pmid=17872918|pages=999–1003|title=Comparative activity of pradofloxacin against anaerobic bacteria isolated from dogs and cats|journal=Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy|volume=60|issue=5|year=2007|last1=Silley|first1=P.|last2=Stephan|first2=B.|last3=Greife|first3=H. A.|last4=Pridmore|first4=A.}}</ref>
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Difloxacin (INN) is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic used in veterinary medicine.[1] Although a broad-spectrum antimicrobial, its efficacy is not as good as enrofloxacin or pradofloxacin.[2]

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  1. Chidiac, C.; Mouton, Y. (1991). "Quinolones in the treatment of lower respiratory tract infections caused by intracellular pathogens". Infection. 19 Suppl 7: S365–71. doi:10.1007/bf01715829. PMID 1804785.
  2. Silley, P.; Stephan, B.; Greife, H. A.; Pridmore, A. (2007). "Comparative activity of pradofloxacin against anaerobic bacteria isolated from dogs and cats". Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 60 (5): 999–1003. doi:10.1093/jac/dkm346. PMID 17872918.

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