| Literature DB >> 25466161 |
Sarah El Ghandour1, Sami T Azar2.
Abstract
Antimicrobial therapy is well known to be associated with fluctuations of blood glucose levels. This review aims at exploring the association between glycemic fluctuations and antibiotics mainly focusing on quinolones. Quinolones are associated with hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia. Several mechanism are proposed to explain this causality.Entities:
Keywords: Antibiotic; Hyperglycemia; Hypoglycemia
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25466161 DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2014.10.006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Prim Care Diabetes ISSN: 1878-0210 Impact factor: 2.459