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El uso inadecuado de la ciprofloxacina oral
1Infectious Disease Section, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.
JAMA
|September 19, 1990
Resumen
La ciprofloxacina, un antibiótico oral ampliamente utilizado, a menudo se prescribe de manera inapropiada para infecciones comunes donde no es efectiva. Este mal uso pone de relieve la necesidad de una selección cuidadosa de antibióticos para garantizar la atención adecuada del paciente y combatir la resistencia.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Farmacología Farmacología.
- Enfermedades infecciosas Enfermedades infecciosas.
- La administración de los antimicrobianos.
Sus antecedentes:
- Los antibióticos orales representan un gasto significativo en atención médica, que supera los 2.400 millones de dólares anuales.
- La introducción de antibióticos más nuevos, como la ciprofloxacina, ofrece una actividad de amplio espectro, pero también un mayor potencial de uso indebido y costos crecientes.
- La ciprofloxacina, una quinolona oral sistémica, se ha convertido en un antibiótico recetado con frecuencia desde su lanzamiento en los Estados Unidos en 1987.
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