Antibiotic Susceptibility Tests are conducted in microbiological laboratories to study the effect of an antibiotic on the growth of a microbe. The most common method to study antibiotic susceptibility includes the Kirby-Bauer Method. In this method, small discs saturated with antibiotic is placed on the plate containing the bacteria. A zone of inhibition of growth around the disc is observed to study the susceptibility of the microbe to the antibiotic. Sparfloxacin- SPX-5mcg is a product by Micromaster. This is an antibacterial antibiotic. The drug comes under the class of fluoroquinolones. It is administered against cases of respiratory trac infections like sinusitis, chronic bronchitis, pneumonia etc. Since it comes under the category of fluoroquinolones, Sparfloxacin is bactericidal in nature. It blocks the enzyme DNA gyrase, which plays an active role in both bacterial genome replication and transcription. The drug can also penetrate the cell wall and cell membrane and can thus, act on intracellular pathogens.

Specifications:

Product name: Sparfloxacin- SPX-5mcg

Brand: Micromaster

Molecular formula: C19H22F2N4O3

Molecular mass: 392.41 g/mol