Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of a class of synthetic broad-spectrum antibacterial drugs derived from quinoline compounds.
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- noun organic chemistry Any of several isomeric
ketones derived fromquinoline . - noun medicine Any of a range of
broad-spectrum antibiotics , related tonalidixic acid , based on this structure.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Newer types of anibiotics, such as cephalosporin or quinolone, are also effective.
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You started seeing quinolone-resistant strains in the United States as early as 2000.
Drug Resistance 2007
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You've traced the quinolone-resistant strains to western Asia, so you know where they started circulating.
Drug Resistance 2007
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It bragged that Tequin was the first quinolone antibiotic to achieve this milestone during the first 6 months on the market, citing audited data reported in June, 2000, by IMS Health, a supplier of market research to the pharmaceutical industry
Tequin's Serious Injuries - Bristol-Myers Feigns Ignorance 2006
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Ciprofloxacin is a strong antibiotic of the quinolone family that is used to treat skin and kidney infections, and some STDs like gonorrhea, chancroid and PID.
Chapter 37 1997
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People with allergies to quinolone antibiotics should not take norfloxacin.
Chapter 37 1997
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Norfloxacin is an antibiotic of the quinolone family used to treat gonorrhea, bladder and kidney infections, and serious cases of diarrhea.
Chapter 37 1997
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Vosaroxin is a first-in-class anticancer quinolone derivative, or AQD, a class of compounds that has not been used previously for the treatment of cancer.
unknown title 2011
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Possible empiric antibiotic choice in severe sepsis Nosocomial severe sepsis and septic shock without a clear site of infection: Beta lactam + vancomycin + aminoglycoside or quinolone Ureidopenicillin + aminoglycoside or Ceftazidime monotherapy Neutropenic Ureidopenicillin + aminoglycoside Biliary tract Cefotaxime + metronidazole or Ureidopenicillin
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Possible empiric antibiotic choice in severe sepsis Nosocomial severe sepsis and septic shock without a clear site of infection: Beta lactam + vancomycin + aminoglycoside or quinolone Ureidopenicillin + aminoglycoside or Ceftazidime monotherapy Neutropenic Ureidopenicillin + aminoglycoside Biliary tract Cefotaxime + metronidazole or Ureidopenicillin
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