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The fluoroquinolones represent a new group of highly active antimicrobial agents. Their broad antimicrobial spectrum covers all aerobic Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria encountered in urinary tract infections. These new quinolones are all administered orally, some also intravenously and they are usually well tolerated.
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© 1992 Dr. Dietrich SteinkopffVerlag & Co. KG, Darmstadt
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Gasser, T.C. (1992). Summary. In: Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Urology with special reference to the new Quinolones. Fortschritte der Urologie und Nephrologie, vol 27. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85422-4_7
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