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quinolones

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quinolones
drugs that have good effect against all species of chicken coccidia but have a bad tendency to generate resistant strains and are now rarely used for that purpose; newer derivatives are used as antibacterials.

quinolones 
A class of broad-spectrum antibacterial drugs of which the main ophthalmic agents are ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin. They are used topically in 0.3% solution. They are effective against the majority of gram-negative pathogens, including Haemophilus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa (especially ciprofloxacin), staphylococci and streptococci. They are used in the treatment of conjunctivitis, blepharitis, keratoconjunctivitis and corneal ulcers. See antibiotic.


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