Fluoroquinolone is a group of drugs that remain in the environment for a long period of time. Synthetic and semi-synthetic antibacterial substances are mostly “strangers” to nature and difficult to ...

As antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become a global health concern, with millions of deaths occurring each year due to it, ...

A number of trials have been conducted with each of the three main antipneumococcal respiratory fluoroquinolones. In an open-label, noncomparative study, gemifloxacin (320 mg, once daily for 7 ...

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Some strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacteria that causes the sexually transmitted infection (STI) gonorrhea, have ...

Typhoid fever, caused by Salmonella Typhi, is evolving extensive drug resistance, making treatment challenging. Researchers ...

A literature search was conducted using PubMed and MEDLINE databases from 1 January 1995 to 8 April 2009 using combined search terms of community-acquired pneumonia, fluoroquinolones, levofloxacin ...

The antibiotics market generated sales of US$42 billion in 2009 globally, representing 46% of sales of anti-infective agents (which also include antiviral drugs and vaccines) and 5% of the global ...

A new study reveals that even short-term use of ciprofloxacin can cause persistent antimicrobial resistance in human gut ...

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This article presents a review on the use of antimicrobials of the fluoroquinolone class in poultry production, focusing on the development of bacterial resistance to these drugs and the presence of ...