시프로플록사신

용도시프로플록사신(Ciprofloxacin)은 수많은 병균 감염을 치료하기 위해 사용되는 항생물질이다.여기에는 뼈 및 관절염, 복강내 전염, 특정한 종류의 장염, 호흡기 감염, 피부 감염, 장티푸스, 요로감염증 등이 포함된다. 일부 감염에 대해 다른 항생물질에 추가적으로 사용되기도 한다.

용도구강으로, 안약으로, 정맥 주사로 복용할 수 있다.

개요Ciprofloxacin is a quinolone antibacterial related to recently marketed norfloxacin (10), ofloxacin (2), pefloxacin (2) and enoxacin. It has a broad spectrum of activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, and is useful in the treatment of urinary and upper respiratory tract infections.

역사Ciprofloxacin(original trade name:Cipro) is one of the world's most widely prescribed antibiotics for bacterial infections. Ciprofloxacin was discovered by scientists at Bayer Pharmaceuticals in the 1980s. In 1987, Bayer received US Food and Drug Administration approval for orally administered ciprofloxacin; the intravenous form was approved in 1991. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines.

용도Ciprofloxacin is used in the treatment of infections from a wide range of aerobic gram-positive and aerobic gramnegative microorganisms. It has been shown to be effective against inhalational anthrax and reduce the incidence or progression of disease following exposure to aerosolized Bacillus anthracis. It is also used in select respiratory infections, urinary tract infections, typhoid fever, some sexually transmitted diseases, and septicemia. Infectious diarrhea may be caused by organisms found in food or water and transferred by person-to-person contact. This may have a devastating effect, globally, especially in immunocompromised individuals. Ciprofloxacin is effective against those organisms that may contribute to infectious diarrhea, such as Escherichia coli (enterotoxigenic strains), Campylobacter jejuni, and select strains of Shigella; and is utilized when antibacterial therapy is medically indicated. Ciprofloxacin has also been utilized as a secondary agent in the treatment of tuberculosis.