pefloxacin [Antibiotic]

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Accession ARO:3000762
DefinitionPefloxacin is structurally and functionally similar to norfloxacin. It is poorly active against mycobacteria, while anaerobes are resistant.
Drug Classfluoroquinolone antibiotic
Classification2 ontology terms | Show
Parent Term(s)1 ontology terms | Show
Sub-Term(s)
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+ Fluoroquinolone sensitive parC targeted_by_antibiotic
+ fluoroquinolone sensitive gyrA targeted_by_antibiotic
+ Bartonella bacilliformis gyrA conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ Escherichia coli gyrA conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ Mycobacterium tuberculosis gyrA conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ Mycobacterium leprae gyrA conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ Staphylococcus aureus gyrA conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ Morganella morganii gyrB conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ Mycobacterium leprae gyrB conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ Salmonella serovars gyrB conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ Ureaplasma urealyticum gyrB conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ Escherichia coli parC conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ Mycoplasma hominis parC conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ Staphylococcus aureus parC conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ Streptococcus pneumoniae parC conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ Ureaplasma urealyticum parC conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ Escherichia coli parE conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ Salmonella serovars parE conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ Staphylococcus aureus parE conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ Mycobacterium tuberculosis gyrB mutant conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ Pseudomonas aeruginosa gyrA conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ Acinetobacter baumannii gyrA conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ Acinetobacter baumannii parC conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ Pseudomonas aeruginosa gyrA and parC conferring resistance to fluoroquinolones confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
Publications

Gonzalez JP and Henwood JM. 1989. Drugs 37(5): 628-668. Pefloxacin. A review of its antibacterial activity, pharmacokinetic properties and therapeutic use. (PMID 2663414)