Definition of fluoroquinolone in English:
fluoroquinolone
noun ˌflʊərəʊˈkwɪnələʊnˌflɔːrəʊˈkwɪnələʊnˌflo͝orōˈkwinlˌōn
mass nounAn antibiotic used especially in the treatment of systemic infections.
Example sentencesExamples
- Since then, two major changes have occurred in our treatment model: aggressive use of resectional lung surgery and the introduction of fluoroquinolone antibiotics.
- Examples include sulfacetamide sodium, erythromycin, fluoroquinolone, bacitracin or gentamicin drops or ointment.
- Genital gonorrhea infections in men and nonpregnant women may be treated with a third-generation cephalosporin (intramuscular ceftriaxone [Rocephin]) or fluoroquinolone antibiotic.
- Since fluoroquinolone antibiotics were introduced for systemic use in the 1980s, their indications and use have increased rapidly.
- As with other currently available fluoroquinolone and macrolide antibiotics, QTc interval prolongation has been linked to the use of telithromycin.