How long should i take ciprofloxacin 500mg for uti

Ciprofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone (or quinolone) antibiotic.

Different antibiotics kill different types of bacteria.

Your doctor will choose an antibiotic depending on which types of bacteria they think are causing your infection.

Some antibiotics are more specific (narrow-spectrum) and some kill a wider range of bacteria (broad-spectrum).

Ciprofloxacin is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that was once used to treat a wide range of infections, especially respiratory and urinary tract infections.

Ciprofloxacin is not used as often as some other antibiotics because of the risk of serious side effects.

Other quinolone antibiotics include levofloxacin, moxifloxacin and ofloxacin.

All quinolones can be used to treat some chest, eye and genital infections.

Levofloxacin and ofloxacin are usually taken 1 or 2 times a day.

Moxifloxacin is only taken once a day.

Levofloxacin also comes as a liquid that you breathe in for certain infections in your lungs.