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About Flora Quin
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First name
Miriam
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Last name
Knight
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Country
United Kingdom
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About me
I am a representative of Quinolone Toxicity Support UK which I co-founded 5 years ago after my husband was seriously affected by a fluoroquinolone antibiotic (ciprofloxacin). Despite fluoroquinolones being the subject of a European (EMA) review and their second of only two public hearings, the dangers of this class of antibiotic are generally dismissed by the medical profession leaving sufferers of long term and agonising side effects to fend for themselves. The twin aims of our group are to support those affected and to raise awareness amongst HCPs at all levels.
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Quinolone Toxicity Support UK
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Co-founder
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Flora Quin started following My experience of suspected 'Long COVID'
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My experience of suspected 'Long COVID'
Flora Quin commented on PatientSafetyLearning Team's article in Blogs
Hi Dr Jake, your first requirement "Establish a scientific approach to the study of patients" is absolutely essential and I struggle to understand why gathering of "epidemiological, mechanistic and treatment" information hasn't been mandatory since 'Long Covid' was first noticed. I believe many of the Long Covid symptoms sound much like mitochondrial dysfunction and this paper might help explain why https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1567724920301380 Many covid-19 sufferers are treated with antibiotics to prevent or help overcome secondary infections while it'- Posted
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