ciprofloxacin

noun

cip·ro·flox·a·cin | \ ˌsi-prə-ˈfläk-sə-sən

, -prō- \

Definition of ciprofloxacin

: a broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibiotic C₁₇H₁₈FN₃O₃ that is often administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₇H₁₈FN₃O₃·HCl and is effective especially against gram-negative bacteria

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Recent Examples on the Web Even those who have been vaccinated against bacterial meningitis should still get antibiotic treatment, such as ciprofloxacin and rifampin. — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 27 Jan. 2022 Antibiotics are used to treat donovanosis, including azithromycin, doxycycline, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. — Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2021 The report found more modest drops or figures in line with expectations for the remaining antibiotics, except ciprofloxacin, which jumped 12-14% in the last half of the year. — Robert Hart, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2021 Antibiotics such as ciprofloxacin can - but don't always - kill it. — Raquel Rutledge, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2010 All of them were resistant to at least seven antibiotics (azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, clindamycin, erythromycin, nalidixic acid, telithromycin, and tetracycline). — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 21 Sep. 2018 During the anthrax scare in 2001, the U.S government successfully pushed Bayer, the manufacturer of the anti-anthrax treatment ciprofloxacin, to drop its drug price. — Varoon Mathur, STAT, 2 Apr. 2020 Her doctor prescribed a third drug, ciprofloxacin, the last of the three major front-line medicines, and cultured her urine. — Matt Richtel, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2019 But while gonorrhea has been evolving ways to stop ciprofloxacin from getting in the way of topoisomerase, those strategies don’t work on the new drug. — Cathleen O'grady, Ars Technica, 15 Nov. 2018 See More

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ciprofloxacin

noun

cip·ro·flox·a·cin | \ ˌsip-rə-ˈfläk-sə-sən, -rō-

Medical Definition of ciprofloxacin

: a fluoroquinolone C₁₇H₁₈FN₃O₃ that is often administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₇H₁₈FN₃O₃·HCl and is effective especially against gram-negative bacteria — see cipro