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What is the difference between amoxicillin and levofloxacin antibiotics?

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Dr. Michael Ein answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Totally different: Amoxicillin is a penicillin antibiotic. Levofloxacin is a quinolone antibiotic. They are chemically unrelated, have different modes of action against the bacterial cell and have different antibacterial spectrums of activity.

Answered 1/7/2020

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