How safe is it to give quinolone antibiotics to kids

July 2003

How safe is it to give quinolone antibiotics to kids?

Oral quinolones are usually avoided in children under 18 because these drugs cause cartilage damage in young ANIMALS.

But quinolones are useful for treating resistant or life-threatening infections in kids.

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