Generations of Quinolones

Question 1

▪️Nalidixic Acid, Cinoxacin
▪️Effective: G(+), G(-) except Pseudomonas

Answer 1

1st Generation

Question 2

▪️Class I: Ofloxacin, Norfloxacin, Enoxacin
▪️Class II: Ciprofloxacin, Lomefloxacin
▪️CLONE
▪️Effective: G(+), G(-) including Pseudomonas

Answer 2

2nd Generation

Question 3

▪️Levofloxacin, Sparfloxacin, Gatifloxacin, Moxifloxacin
▪️Effective: G(+), G(-), atypical

Answer 3

3rd Generation

Question 4

▪️Trovofloxacin
▪️Effective: G(+), G(-), atypical, anaerobes

Answer 4

4th Generation