What is "difloxacin"

n. A fluoroquinolone antibiotic used in veterinary medicine.

Difloxacin ( INN), marketed under the trade name Dicural, is a second-generation, synthetic fluoroquinolone antibiotic used in veterinary medicine. It has broad-spectrum, concentration dependent, bactericidal activity; however, its efficacy is not as good as enrofloxacin or pradofloxacin.