Agents that have become a dominant class of antimicrobials since 1990 are known as:

A) fluoroquinolones
B) sulfa drugs
C) tetracyclines
D) aminoglycosides


A) fluoroquinolones
A) Since 1990, the fluoroquinolones have become a dominant class of bactericidal antimicrobial agents. Quinolones have been in use since 1964.

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