Current Use of Fluoroquinolones 1 Wide range of Infections. Pneumonias, bone infections, diarrhea, Skin infections and urinary tract infections. Not good for methicillin resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. 2 Better for UTI. Effective against Gram-negative (including pseudomonas aeruginosa) and Gram-positive UTIs and prostatitis, but not systemic infections. 3 UTIs an bronchitis caused by Haemophilus influenzae or Moraxella catarrhalis. __ Is not effective against pseudomonal bacteremia __ Is recommended for STDs 4 Overcomes the problems with S. pneumoniae acute bacterial sinusitis; mild to moderate community acquired pneumonia