Medical Use Of Quinolones

List of Common Quinolones + Uses, Types & Side …

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Quinolones and fluoroquinolones increase the sensitivity of the skin to the sun and may cause photo-sensitivity reactions and severe sunburn on exposed areas of skin. Quinolones and fluoroquinolones are not suitable for people with myasthenia …

Quinolones - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

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Quinolones are a class of broad-spectrum antibiotics used in the management and treatment of …

List of quinolones: Uses, common brands, and safety information

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Fluoroquinolones - UpToDate

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Fluoroquinolones are highly effective antibiotics with many advantageous pharmacokinetic properties including high oral bioavailability, large volume of distribution, …

Quinolone antibiotic - Wikipedia

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Quinolones: a practical review of clinical uses, dosing

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Quinolones have excellent oral absorption, with peak serum concentrations approaching those achieved with intravenous administration. When prescribing quinolones, the dose …

Clinical applications of quinolones - PubMed

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The quinolone antimicrobials are the class of inhibitors of bacterial topoisomerases that has been developed most fully for clinical use in human medicine. …

Quinolones and the Clinical Laboratory | HAI | CDC

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The targets of quinolone activity are the bacterial DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV, enzymes essential for DNA replication and transcription. Quinolone …

FDA updates warnings for fluoroquinolone antibiotics on …

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“The use of fluoroquinolones has a place in the treatment of serious bacterial infections — such as certain types of bacterial pneumonia — where the benefits of these drugs …

FDA advises restricting use of fluoroquinolones for …

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An FDA safety review has shown that fluoroquinolones when used systemically (i.e. tablets, capsules, and injectable) are associated with disabling and potentially permanent …