Description
Ciprofloxacinisasecondgenerationfluoroquinoloneantibioticthatexhibitsantibacterialactivityagainstbothgramnegativeandgrampositivebacteria.CiprofloxacininhibitsDNAgyraseandtopoisomeraseIV,preventingDNAreplication.
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