|Videos|October 10, 2017

What Advantage Does Delafoxacin Have Over Other Fluoroquinolones?

Author(s)Contagion&reg Editorial Staff

Sue Cammarata, MD, explains the advantages that delafloxcin has over other fluoroquinolones.

Sue Cammarata, MD, CMO of Melinta Therapeutics, explains the advantages that delafloxcin has over other available fluoroquinolones. When it comes to adverse events, other fluoroquinolones are known to cause heart arrhythmias, cause reactions in sunshine, as well as liver or sugar/glucose abnormalities, where delafloxcin does not.

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What Advantage Does Delafoxacin Have Over Other Fluoroquinolones?

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