QUINOLONES

Course overview

QUINOLONES ARE A CLASS OF BROAD-SPECTRUM ANTIBIOTICS USED IN THE MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT OF MANY DIFFERENT BACTERIAL INFECTIONS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADVERSE EVENTS, AND OTHER CRITICAL ELEMENTS OF QUINOLONE THERAPY IN THE CLINICAL SETTING PERTINENT FOR MEMBERS OF THE HEALTHCARE TEAM IN MANAGING THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH BACTERIAL INFECTIONS TREATED WITH QUINOLONES AND ITS POTENTIAL SEQUELAE.