fluoroquinolone
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fluoroquinolone
First recorded in 1980–85; fluoro- ( def. ) + quinolone ( def. )
Example Sentences
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And I’ve extended my allergy list to all fluoroquinolone antibiotics since I found that Levaquin also caused it.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024
However, fluoroquinolone use, and resistance remains at very high levels around the world.
From Science Daily • Nov. 20, 2023
He continued in this vein until the late 2010s, when he put his career on hold to deal with the side effects of being “floxed,” a bad reaction to a fluoroquinolone antibiotic.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2023
DrugDeveloperClinical phaseClass Nitroimidazole, fluoroquinolone, nicotinic acid derivative Sequella, a biotechnology firm in Rockville, Maryland, is testing combinations of its drug SQ109 and bedaquiline in mice in anticipation of Janssen’s drug getting approval.
From Nature • Jul. 25, 2012
And the Minnesota department of public health made headlines when it surveyed poultry on sale in the state's supermarkets and found 88% of the samples were contaminated by campylobacter, 20% of which were fluoroquinolone resistant.
From Time Magazine Archive
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