Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Norfloxacin
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Uncomplicated endocervical and urethral gonorrhea (no longer recommended)
- Prostatitisdue to E. coli
- Uncomplicated urinary tract infections (including cystitis)
- Due to Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Citrobacter freundii, Enterobacter aerogenes, Enterobacter cloacae, Proteus vulgaris, Staphylococcus aureus, or Streptococcus agalactiae
- Complicated urinary tract infections
- Due to Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, or Serratia marcescens
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis prophylaxis
- Antibiotic prophylaxis in afebrile neutropenic patients with hematological malignancies
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Last updated: December 7, 2024
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G, and Edina Avdic. "Norfloxacin." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2024. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540391/all/Norfloxacin.
Auwaerter PG, Avdic E. Norfloxacin. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540391/all/Norfloxacin. Accessed July 18, 2025.
Auwaerter, P. G., & Avdic, E. (2024). Norfloxacin. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540391/all/Norfloxacin
Auwaerter PG, Avdic E. Norfloxacin [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. [cited 2025 July 18]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540391/all/Norfloxacin.
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