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Quinolones are a family of antimicrobial agents that have been used in antibacterial and anticancer chemotherapy. Fluoroquinolone targets DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV enzymes affecting several cellular processes, like cell death and proliferation; the
Hiram Hernández-López +6 more
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Ofloxacin-induced Fixed Drug Eruptions
Fixed drug eruption (FDE) is a form of drug induced dermatosis condition. Drugs which most commonly induce FDE are antibiotics, anticonvulsants, antiviral agents and even nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
Kushalkumar H. Gohel +4 more
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Fluoroquinolone-related adverse events resulting in health service use and costs: A systematic review [PDF]
Background and objectivesAdverse events (AEs) associated with the use of fluoroquinolone antimicrobials include Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea (CDAD), liver injury and seizures. Yet, the economic impact of these AEs is seldom acknowledged. The
Kati M. Viljemaa (6640568) +11 more
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Background: Recent reports suggest that infections due to fluoroquinolone-resistant Escherichia coli (E. coli) are an increasingly common complication of transrectal biopsy of the prostate (TBP) in the United States.
Elie Antoun Saade +4 more
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Fluoroquinolones and Anaerobes [PDF]
The usefulness of fluoroquinolones for the treatment of mixed aerobic and anaerobic infections has been investigated since these agents started being used in clinical practice. Newer compounds have increased in vitro activity against anaerobes, but clinically relevant susceptibility breakpoints for these bacteria have not been established ...
Gary E, Stein, Ellie J C, Goldstein
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Fluoroquinolone heteroresistance, antimicrobial tolerance, and lethality enhancement
With tuberculosis, the emergence of fluoroquinolone resistance erodes the ability of treatment to interrupt the progression of MDR-TB to XDR-TB.
Amit Singh +4 more
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Emergence and global spread of epidemic healthcare-associated clostridium difficile [PDF]
Epidemic C. difficile (027/BI/NAP1) has rapidly emerged in the past decade as the leading cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea worldwide. However, the key events in evolutionary history leading to its emergence and the subsequent patterns of global ...
Hawkey, P.r +154 more
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Background: Fluoroquinolone restriction has been proposed as a control measure for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) outbreaks associated with fluoroquinolone-resistant ribotype 027 strains.
Sarah N. Redmond +4 more
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Efficacy of Triple Antibiotic Paste, Moxifloxacin, Calcium Hydroxide And 2% Chlorhexidine Gel In Elimination of E. Faecalis: An In vitro Study [PDF]
Introduction: Root canal treatment is incomplete without usage of intra canal medicaments. They help in the reduction of bacterial count and its by-products, making canals clean and decreasing postoperative pains.
Ashik Ali Lakhani +7 more
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The insulinotropic effect of fluoroquinolones [PDF]
Antimicrobial fluoroquinolones induce, with strongly varying frequency, life-threatening hypoglycemias, which is explained by their ability to block K(ATP) channels in pancreatic B-cells and thus to initiate insulin secretion. In apparent contradiction to this, we observed that none of the fluoroquinolones in this study (gatifloxacin, moxifloxacin ...
Ghaly, Hani +6 more
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