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Fluoroquinolones - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: DNA Gyrase  and Topoisomerase inhibitors bactericidal 
Side effects: QT prolongation
Levofloxacin, but not Ciprofloxacin ... Levofloxacin > Ciprofloxacin ... Fluoroquinolones #Ciprofloxacin
Quinolone Antibiotics - Susceptibility Coverage Table
 - Ciprofloxacin
 - Levofloxacin
 - Moxifloxacin 

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Coverage Table - Ciprofloxacin
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
Bacteremia: • Ciprofloxacin ... Shigellosis: • Ciprofloxacin ... Campylobacteriosis: • Ciprofloxacin
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
daily norfloxacin, Ciprofloxacin ... prophylaxis with ciprofloxacin
Common IV to PO Drug Conversions
1) Metoprolol 1:2.5
2) Diltiazem Oral Dose(mg/day) = [ rate (mg/hr) x
Theophylline 1:0.8 6) Ciprofloxacin
Antibiotics used for the Treatment of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa in Adults
 • Penicillin-beta-lactamase combinations: Piperacillin-tazobactam, Ticarcillin-clavulanate
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Fluoroquinolones: Ciprofloxacin
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
+ Cefepime OR Ciprofloxacin ... staphylococcus Vancomycin + Ciprofloxacin
Medications causing Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration: Diuretics
 • Altered intrarenal autoregulation: ACEIs / ARBs,
, ganciclovir, ciprofloxacin
Acute Pouchitis - Management Algorithm
Ciprofloxacin 500 mg/12 h or metronidazole 20 mg/kg/d x 2 weeks
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Management Algorithm Ciprofloxacin
Vibrio vulnificus Infection- At the time of presentation, hemorrhagic bullae measuring 3.5 by 4.5 cm had
ceftazidime and ciprofloxacin