Besifloxacin is a fourth generation fluoroquinolone-type opthalmic antibiotic for the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis. FDA approved on May 28, 2009.
Treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis. Bacterial isolates that are susceptible to besifloxacin include: CDC coryneform group G; Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum; Corynebacterium striatum; Haemophilus influenzae; Moraxella lacunata; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Staphylococcus hominis; Staphylococcus lugdunensis; Streptococcus mitis group; Streptococcus oralis; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Streptococcus salivarius*
McGill Academic Eye Center, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Rochester, New York, United States
Ophthalmology Associates, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Ophthalmology Consultants, Ltd, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States
Bucci Laser Vision Institute, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States
Bausch & Lomb, Inc., Rochester, New York, United States
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Rochester, New York, United States
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Rochester, New York, United States
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