Avelox IV is indicated for the treatment of adults (≥18 years of age) with the following infections, when caused by susceptible bacterial strains:
- Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), including CAP caused by multi-drug resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae*
- Complicated skin and skin structure infections, including diabetic foot infections
- Complicated intra-abdominal infections, including polymicrobial infections such as abscesses
*Multi-drug resistant S. pneumoniae includes isolates previously known as PRSP (penicillin-resistant S. pneumoniae), and are strains resistant to 2 or more of the following antibiotics: penicillin (MIC≥2 mg/mL), 2nd generation cephalosporins (e.g. cefuroxime),
macrolides, tetracyclines, and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.
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