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From:Clinician Reviews (Vol. 9, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedAntibiotics are commonly prescribed for acute bronchitis, but is this practice warranted--or effective? According to a recent research review published in the American Journal of Medicine, patients with acute bronchitis...
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From:World Allergy Organization Journal (Vol. 6, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAntibiotics are used extensively in the treatment of various infections. Consequently, they can be considered among the most important agents involved in adverse reactions to drugs, including both allergic and...
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From:Archives of Disease in Childhood (Vol. 88, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedBackground and Aims: At our institution there has been a dichotomous antimicrobial treatment behaviour for acute haematogenous osteomyelitis (AHOM) since 1984. The surgical department favoured fosfomycin as initial...
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From:Patient Care (Vol. 25, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedPitfalls in using the new antibiotics Background The fluoroquinolones are a useful family of drugs that have expanded the antimicrobial armamentarium. (*1) The currently available family members, ciprofloxacin HCl...
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From:PeerJ (Vol. 9) Peer-ReviewedBackground The increasing prevalence of broad-spectrum ampicillin-resistant and third-generation cephalosporin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, particularly Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, has become a global...
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From:Practice Nurse (Vol. 25, Issue 4)KEY POINTS * Acne is often underestimated in terms of its associated morbidity. * Usually the patient will already have tried an over-the-counter remedy. * Patients with severe acne should be referred to a...
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From:Optometry Times (Vol. 4, Issue 7)For the ophthalmic technician, a firm understanding of topical ocular medications is indispensable, and should include mechanisms of action, duration of effect, and potential side effects. "Topical medications have...
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From:British Journal of Ophthalmology (Vol. 85, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedWhile the European Union has banned the use of most antibiotics as growth promoters for farm animals, in the USA routine use of antibiotics such as tetracycline, penicillin, and streptomycin continues. Indeed, 70% of...
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From:Consultant (Vol. 39, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedA 29 year old male consulted for persistent cold with sneezing, cough, nasal discharge and postnasal drip. There was a thick, greenish nasal discharge but normal vital signs and a confirmed allergy to penicillin and...
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From:Science (Vol. 249, Issue 4964) Peer-ReviewedOne of the causes of the increased occurrence of pathogenic bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics is the widespread use of antibiotics in animal feed. Nearly half of the antibiotics made in the United States are...
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From:Consultant (Vol. 40, Issue 5) Peer-ReviewedABSTRACT: Various practical measures can prevent mast episodes of anaphylaxis. Display information about previous adverse reactions prominently in the patient's chart. If a patient reports allergy to a drug, use an...
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From:Dermatology Nursing (Vol. 15, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedThere has been debate for sometime now regarding the overuse of antibiotic therapy. The public often expects a prescription every time there is a visit to the physician's office. Health care professionals have been...
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From:Ophthalmology Times (Vol. 26, Issue 21) Peer-ReviewedAlameda, CA--InSite Vision Inc. will begin a Phase I clinical study of ISV-401, a broad-spectrum antibiotic in its patented DuraSite drug-delivery system. The study will evaluate the ocular safety and comfort of topical...
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From:Journal of Environmental Health (Vol. 64, Issue 9) Peer-ReviewedIntroduction There has been an alarming emergence in humans of bacteria with resistance to antimicrobials. Most of the problem is due to the overuse and misuse of antimicrobials by health personnel and patients....
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From:Review of Optometry (Vol. 140, Issue 6) Peer-ReviewedFor all the chatter regarding antibiotics--and the noise level has never been higher--this class of medications is the least useful. In the office setting of community eye care, bacterial infections are rare,...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedThough carbapenems are not licensed for use in food animals in the U.S., carbapenem resistance among Enterobacteriaceae has been identified in farm animals and their environments. The objective of our study was to...
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From:Infection and Drug Resistance (Vol. 12) Peer-ReviewedDear editor In the recently published study1 to evaluate the use of aztreonam as an active empiric therapy against subsequent culture of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, empiric therapy failure using aztreonam is reported more...
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From:Emerging Infectious Diseases (Vol. 8, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedIn Europe, antimicrobial resistance has been monitored since 1998 by the European Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System (EARSS). We examined the relationship between penicillin nonsusceptibility of invasive...
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From:Consultant (Vol. 39, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedDevelopments on pediatric infectious disease diagnosis are detailed, as well as new trends on antibiotic resistance and the management of acute otitis media, occult bacteremia, meningitis, pneumococcal and streptococcal...
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From:Consultant (Vol. 39, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedStaphylococcus, antibiotic resistant gram (+) coccus, is a common cause of infection in hospital and community setting. Staphylococcus that are methycillin-resistant are susceptible to vancomycin, a drug effective for...