quinolone

views updated May 21 2018

quin·o·lone / ˈkwinəˌlōn; ˈkwinlˌōn/ • n. any of a class of antibiotics used in treating a variety of mainly gram-negative infections, and thought to be responsible for antibiotic resistance in some microbes. Quinolones include the fluoroquinolones, which were developed later and contain fluorine.

quinolone

views updated Jun 08 2018

quinolone (kwin-ŏ-lohn) n. one of a group of chemically related synthetic antibiotics that includes ciprofloxacin, nalidixic acid, and ofloxacin. These drugs are often useful for treating infections with organisms that have become resistant to other antibiotics.