IMPLICATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF FLUOROQUINOLONE USE IN CHILDREN

Authors
GREEN SDR
Citation
Sdr. Green, IMPLICATIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF FLUOROQUINOLONE USE IN CHILDREN, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 56(8), 1996, pp. 420-423
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
British Journal of Hospital Medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00071064
Volume
56
Issue
8
Year of publication
1996
Pages
420 - 423
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-1064(1996)56:8<420:IAROFU>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Fluoroquinolones (FQs) have a proven record in adults against a wide r ange of organisms, but their use in children has been restricted becau se of the potential for causing damage to joints. Accumulated evidence suggests that FQs are effective, well tolerated and do not cause arth ropathy in children.