Ciprofloxacin

Antimicrobial Resistance for Common UTI Drug Increases Five-fold Since 2000

In a surveillance study of over 12 million bacteria, investigators at The George Washington University and Providence Hospital found E. coli antimicrobial resistance to ciprofloxacin, the most commonly prescribed antimicrobial for urinary tract infections in the U.S., ...More
4 weeks ago
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Repeated Antibiotic Use Alters Gut's Composition of Beneficial Microbes

Repeated use of an antibiotic that is considered generally benign, because users seldom incur obvious side effects, induces cumulative and persistent changes in the composition of the beneficial microbial species inhabiting the human gut, researchers at the Stanford ...More
September 13, 2010
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