Question

A doctor prescribes levofloxacin to a patient who is suffering various symptoms of prostatitis. These symptoms are caused by inflammation of the prostate resulting from a bacterial infection. Levofloxacin is an effective drug for treating prostatitis because it is an antibiotic. it is a vasodilator. it is a PDE5 inhibitor. it is an androgen agonist.

Answer 1

Levofloxacin is an effective drug for treating prostatitis because is an antibiotic.

Step-by-step explanation:

Prostatitis is an inflammation of the prostate —a gland in the male genitourinary system— which may be due to a bacterial infection and should therefore be treated with antibiotics.

The germs that cause prostatitis are common bacteria, with levofloxacin being one of the antibiotic therapies of choice. Levofloxacin is a fluroquinolone-type antibiotic with a broad spectrum of action against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria.

The other options are not correct because levofloxacin:

• Is not a vasodilator.
• Is not a phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitor, as sildenafil.
• Is not an androgen agonist, as Dihydrotestosterone.