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ReviewDrugs1999

Moxifloxacin.

J A Balfour, L R Wiseman

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Review in Drugs, 1999. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
51citing papers in PubMed
8.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

51 citing papers in PubMed, 173 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Oral moxifloxacin or intravenous ceftriaxone for the treatment of low-risk neutropenic fever in cancer patients suitable for early hospital discharge.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2008
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  3. Moxifloxacin monotherapy compared to amoxicillin-clavulanate plus roxithromycin for nonsevere community-acquired pneumonia in adults with risk factors.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2005
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  6. Variability in intrinsic drug tolerance inAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy · 2025
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  8. Antibacterial Mechanisms and Clinical Impact of Sitafloxacin.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

J A BalfourAdis International Limited, Mairangi Bay, Auckland, New Zealand. demail@adis.co.nz
L R Wiseman

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Moxilloxacin is a new fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent with a broad spectrum of activity, encompassing gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. It has improved activity against gram-positive species (including staphylococci, streptococci, enterococci) and anaerobes compared with ciprofloxacin. This is offset by slightly lower activity against pseudomonal species and Enterobacteriaceae. In common with other fluoroquinolones, moxifloxacin attains good penetration into respiratory tissues and fluids and its bioavailability is substantially reduced by coadministration with an antacid or iron preparation. However, moxifloxacin does not interact with theophylline or warfarin. In clinical trials in patients with community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia (CAP), acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECB) or acute sinusitis, moxifloxacin 400 mg once daily achieved bacteriological and/or clinical success rates of approximately 90% or higher. Moxifloxacin was as effective as amoxicillin 1 g 3 times daily and clarithromycin 500 mg twice daily in CAP and as effective as clarithromycin in AECB. In patients with sinusitis, a 7-day course of moxifloxacin 400mg once daily was as effective as a 10-day course of cefuroxime axetil 250mg twice daily. In contrast to some other fluoroquinolones, moxifloxacin appears to have a low propensity for causing phototoxic and CNS excitatory effects. The most common adverse events are gastrointestinal disturbances.

Indexed as

Aza CompoundsFluoroquinolonesQuinolinesAnti-Infective AgentsArea Under CurveBacterial InfectionsCiprofloxacinDrug InteractionsHalf-LifeHumansMetabolic Clearance RateMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMoxifloxacinAnti-Infective AgentsAza CompoundsCiprofloxacinFluoroquinolonesMoxifloxacinQuinolines

Identifiers

PMID10193688
OpenAlexW4254455900

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Registered trials

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