Levofloxacin-d
8 is intended for use as an internal standard for the quantification of levofloxacin by GC- or LC-MS. Levofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic and the active stereoisomer of ofloxacin .
1 It is active against
S. aureus,
S. epidermidis,
B. subtilis,
E. coli,
P. aeruginosa, and
K. pneumoniae (MICs = 0.25, 0.25, 0.5, 0.03, 4, and 0.25 μg/ml, respectively).
2 Levofloxacin inhibits
S. aureus DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV (IC
50s = 8.06 and 9.81 μg/ml, respectively).
3 It eliminates infection in rat models of endocarditis caused by methicillin-sensitive or -resistant
S. aureus.
4 Formulations containing levofloxacin have been used in the treatment of various bacterial infections.
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