Description
Gatifloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic that inhibits DNA gyrase. Gatifloxacin exhibits antibacterial efficacy against Mycobacterium and Streptococcus, treating tuberculosis and pneumonia.
References
Pantel A, Petrella S, Veziris N, et al. Extending the definition of the GyrB quinolone resistance-determining region in Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA gyrase for assessing fluoroquinolone resistance in M. tuberculosis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2012 Apr;56(4):1990-6. PMID: 22290942.
Croisier D, Etienne M, Piroth L, et al. In vivo pharmacodynamic efficacy of gatifloxacin against Streptococcus pneumoniae in an experimental model of pneumonia: impact of the low levels of fluoroquinolone resistance on the enrichment of resistant mutants. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2004 Sep;54(3):640-7. PMID: 15317743.