Lascufloxacin hydrochloride to treat bacterial infection

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Lascufloxacin hydrochloride (AM-1977) is a novel 8-methoxy fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent with a unique pharmacophore at the 1st and 7th positions of the quinoline nucleus developed by Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, Japan). It has been approved by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for treatment of respiratory tract and ear, nose and throat infections including community-acquired pneumonia and otorhinolaryngological infections, and shows great promise against fluoroquinolone-resistant strains of major pathogens which infect the respiratory tract. It is suitable for treating infections caused by Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Haemophilus influenzae, Legionella pneumophila, Prevotella and Mycoplasma pneumoniae that are sensitive to this drug.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:56

Enthalten in:

Drugs of today (Barcelona, Spain : 1998) - 56(2020), 6 vom: 25. Juni, Seite 365-376

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Thakare, R [VerfasserIn]
Singh, S [VerfasserIn]
Dasgupta, A [VerfasserIn]
Chopra, S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anti-infective therapy
Antibacterial drugs
Fluoroquinolones
Gram-positive bacteria
Journal Article
Lascufloxacin
Lascufloxacin hydrochloride
Quinolone-resistant strains

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 16.09.2020

Date Revised 16.09.2020

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1358/dot.2020.56.6.3137167

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM311043992