HCPLive Community-acquired pneumonia presents a number of dilemmas. Patients may be elderly or frail and it's sometimes difficult to identify the infectious organism initially. There is considerable debate about the selection of an appropriate antibiotic or ...
HCPLive If mycoplasma infection is detected, azithromycin, the best tolerated macrolide , has been the treatment of choice although azithromycin resistance is still very high within pneumococcal infection. “Is there a push towards dual therapy?” Bradley asked.
PR Newswire (press release) The QLF is approximately 18 miles from the Company's recently completed Jiangchuan macrolide (JCM) facility. The proposed relocation project also includes our TCM pre-extraction plant which is located near the center of Chengdu surrounded by rapidly ... and more »
Medical Research News and Interviews on MedicalResearch.com (blog) Dr. Garin: Empiric treatment with a betalactam drug (monotherapy) was not equivalent to the combination of a betalactam and a macrolide in patients hospitalized for moderate severity pneumonia (proportion of patients not having reached clinical ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference PHILADELPHIA, PA—Beta-lactam monotherapy proved to be non-inferior to beta-lactam/ macrolide combination therapy (BLM) or fluoroquinolone monotherapy in patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), with regards to mortality risk, length of ...
Breitbart News "It is a macrolide -type antibiotic. It works by stopping the growth of bacteria." The Dolphins suspended Shelby without pay for the incident, which includes allegations of the end grabbing the ends of women in the club. The cops who stunned the ...
Speaking of Research Health research with nonhuman primates takes place at many universities and research institutions in the US, among them centers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). A broad range of research aimed at better understanding maternal and ... and more »
Pharmacy Times The following may increase the risk for QT prolongation when patients are receiving SIRTURO®, and therefore ECGs should be monitored closely: use with other QT-prolonging drugs including fluoroquinolones and macrolide antibacterial drugs and the ... and more »
Pharmacy Times In a notable departure from previous guidelines, this new guideline recommends use of long-term macrolide antibiotic therapy to reduce the risk of COPD exacerbations in patients with moderate to severe COPD who have had 1 or more exacerbations in the ... and more »
