Suspected or confirmed anaerobic infections including:
Intra-abdominal
Biliary
Central nervous system
Clostridium difficile
Giardia
Pelvic infections
Pulmonary infections
Also used in:
Crohns disease
Bacterial vaginosis
Bacterial, protozoal and ameobic DNA is fragmented by reactive nitroso-imidazole radicals.
Cost:
Antimicrobial class: Nitroimidazole
Pregnancy category: B
Average serum half life: 10 hours
Urine penetration: Poor
Lung penetration: Therapeutic
CSF penetration: Therapeutic
Biliary penetration: Therapeutic