Journal article
Hypersensitivity reactions to quinolones.
- Schmid DA Division of Allergology, Clinic of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology/Allergology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
- Campi P
- Pichler WJ
- 2006-10-05
Published in:
- Current pharmaceutical design. - 2006
English
Quinolones are one of the most important classes of antimicrobial agents discovered in the recent years and one of the most widely used classes of antibiotics in clinical medicine. Their broad spectrum of activity and pharmacokinetic properties make them ideal agents for treating a variety of infections. Their clinical importance is further demonstrated by their activity against a wide range of diseases of public health importance such as anthrax, tuberculosis, bacterial pneumonia, and sexually transmitted diseases. Like other antibiotics, quinolones can cause various, sometimes dangerous hypersensitivity reactions. The underlying pathomechanisms are only poorly understood. Some are thought to be partly non-immune mediated reactions, others are considered to be IgE- or T cell-mediated reactions. This review gives an insight into the different immunological mechanisms leading to the diverse symptoms of quinolone-induced hypersensitivity reactions, with special emphasis on the role of T cells in such reactions.
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
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- DOI 10.2174/138161206778194033
- PMID 17017926
- Persistent URL
- https://folia.unifr.ch/global/documents/172487
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