Will avelox treat an STD like Chlamydia?
Avelox (moxifloxacin) does not appear to have any activity against chlamydia. Azithromycin, doxycycline, tetracycline and erythromycine are active against Chlamydia. Beta-lactame antibiotics such as penicillin and amoxycillin are not active against chylamydia (although penicillin-G is active against N. gonorrhoeae). Different bacteria have different vulnerabilities based on their structure – bacteria differ widely in their makeup. So Streptococcus is susceptible to penicillin because it interferes with it’s ability to form cell walls. But chlamydia isn’t susceptible – it is an intracellular obligate – meaning it lives within infected cells and can’t reproduce without them. N. gonorrhoeae is intracellular, but isn’t an obligate – it can reproduce without assistance. An so on. In order to treat an infection effectively, you need an antibiotic which targets the particular bacteria causing the infection.
