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Dual Mechanism of Action with QUIXIN®
Dual Mechanism of Action
- Inhibits both topoisomerase IV and DNA gyrase enzymes
- Interferes with DNA replication, transcription, repair, and recombination
- Levofloxacin, gatifloxacin and moxifloxacin have very similar mechanisms of action1
Resistance
- Resistance to levofloxacin due to spontaneous mutation in vitro is a rare occurrence (10-9 to 10-10)
1. Data on file, VISTAKON® Pharmaceuticals. Antimicrobial susceptibility: nationwide patterns in the T.R.U.S.T. surveillance program.





