Ciprofloxacin is a type of medicine that is used to treat bacterial infections in the body. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria, helping our immune system to fight off the infection. Full definition
At a 10 June press conference, Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI), which was developing an anthrax vaccine for children, announced that six people involved with the research are now taking ciprofloxacin, an antibiotic. (sciencemag.org)
Drug resistance develops in part because conventional antibiotics such as ciprofloxacin and doxycycline do not physically damage a microbe's cell wall. (scientificamerican.com)
The common fluoroquinolone antibiotic ciprofloxacin — brand names include Cipro, Proquin, Ciproxin, Ciprobay, Cirpoxine, and Ciflox — have been shown to significantly decrease absorption of levothyroxine, the common thyroid hormone replacement medication (known by brands names such as Synthroid, Levoxyl, and Tirosint.) (verywellhealth.com)