fluoroquinolone
noun
flu·o·ro·quin·o·lone
ˌflu̇r-ō-ˈkwi-nə-ˌlōn 
: any of a group of fluorinated derivatives of quinolone that are used as antibacterial drugs
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Common antibiotics like gentamicin and fluoroquinolones are first-line treatment for plague, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
Many of the infections are caused by E. coli, and much of this E. coli is already resistant to fluoroquinolones, the antibiotics commonly used to treat these types of infections.
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 8 May 2023
The cause was long-term complications of a toxic reaction to the antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones, his wife, Mary Caldwell, wrote on Twitter.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023
While no cause of death was provided, Caldwell had struggled with health issues over the past six years, which Mary cited as a result of an adverse reaction to fluoroquinolone antibiotic.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2023
Floxing occurs in the body due to mitochondrial damage and oxidative stress caused by an adverse effect from a fluoroquinolone antibiotic.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 Mar. 2023
Note:To be specific, XDR-TB is resistant to the two first-line drugs, isoniazid and rifampin, used to treat TB initially, plus any fluoroquinolone and at least one of three injectable second-line drugs (i.e., amikacin, kanamycin, or capreomycin).
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2013
However, four years after his death, researchers reported that fluoroquinolones can cause aortic aneurysms and dissections.
—Joe Graedon, M.s., and Teresa Graedon, Houston Chronicle, 17 June 2018
These include the classes of drugs called fluoroquinolone and the beta-lactamases.
—NBC News, 17 Apr. 2018
Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 13 Feb. 2024
Many of the infections are caused by E. coli, and much of this E. coli is already resistant to fluoroquinolones, the antibiotics commonly used to treat these types of infections.
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 8 May 2023
The cause was long-term complications of a toxic reaction to the antibiotics known as fluoroquinolones, his wife, Mary Caldwell, wrote on Twitter.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2023
While no cause of death was provided, Caldwell had struggled with health issues over the past six years, which Mary cited as a result of an adverse reaction to fluoroquinolone antibiotic.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2023
Floxing occurs in the body due to mitochondrial damage and oxidative stress caused by an adverse effect from a fluoroquinolone antibiotic.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 Mar. 2023
Note:To be specific, XDR-TB is resistant to the two first-line drugs, isoniazid and rifampin, used to treat TB initially, plus any fluoroquinolone and at least one of three injectable second-line drugs (i.e., amikacin, kanamycin, or capreomycin).
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2013
However, four years after his death, researchers reported that fluoroquinolones can cause aortic aneurysms and dissections.
—Joe Graedon, M.s., and Teresa Graedon, Houston Chronicle, 17 June 2018
These include the classes of drugs called fluoroquinolone and the beta-lactamases.
—NBC News, 17 Apr. 2018
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fluoroquinolone
noun
flu·o·ro·quin·o·lone
-ˈkwin-ə-ˌlōn
: any of a group of fluorinated derivatives (such as ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin) of quinolone that are used as antibacterial drugs
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