Main article: Non-MP antibiotics under special circumstances
The fluoroquinolones are a family of synthetic broad-spectrum antibiotics, which eradicate bacteria by interfering with DNA replication. However, the fluoroquinolones are relatively ineffective against intracellular pathogens.
Fluoroquinolones can be used as an acute-phase antibiotic for patients on the Marshall ProtocolA curative medical treatment for chronic inflammatory disease. Based on the Marshall Pathogenesis. because they produce little or no immunopathology.
All the fluoroquinolones are thought to act in a similar way.
The following issues should be addressed when a physician is deciding whether to use fluoroquinolone antibiotics:
Main article: Non-MP antibiotics under special circumstances
For reasons ranging from prophylaxis to acute infections, Marshall Protocol (MP) are sometimes advised to take an antibiotic different from the ones used on the MP.