title: Dysglycemia associated with quinolones.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: El Ghandour
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, American University of Beirut, Lebanon. Electronic address: sazar@aub.edu.lb.
authors.forename: Sami T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Azar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D015363:Quinolones / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015415:Biomarkers; D001786:Blood Glucose; D015363:Quinolones
keywords: Antibiotic; Hyperglycemia; Hypoglycemia