Moxifloxacin in the treatment of skin and skin structure infections
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Moxifloxacin in the treatment of skin and skin structure infections
Moxifloxacin is a recent addition to the fluoroquinolone class, differing from ciprofloxacin and other older agents in having much better in vitro activity against Gram-positive aerobes while retaining potent activity against Gram-negative aerobes. It is also active against the pathogens of human and animal bite wounds and those species of atypical mycobacteria associated with dermatologic infe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1176-6336
DOI: 10.2147/tcrm.2006.2.4.417