Tag: Antibiotics
Global Variation in Antibiotic Rx Practices After Eyelid Sx
Greatest predictor of antibiotic prescribing practices is geographic location
Doctors May Be Caught Off Guard by Antibiotic Shortages
Multiple shortages of 32 antibiotics, which lasted an average of six months
Phenolic-Rich Maple Syrup Extract Has Antimicrobial Activity
PRMSE and catechol efficiently reduce biofilm formation at sub-lethal concentrations
Antibiotic-Glucocorticoid Eardrops Found Superior in Acute Otorrhea
Clinically superior, cost less than oral antibiotics, observation for children with tympanostomy tubes
Wide Variation in NICU Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns
Big variation seen in prescribing rates, despite little difference in infection rates
Greater Use of Antibiotics Tied to Higher Odds of Diabetes
Data on one million people suggest a higher risk of the illness linked to changes in gut microbes
FDA Approves New Combination Antibiotic Avycaz
Combination drug sanctioned for abdominal, urinary tract infections
Certain Macrolides Linked With Higher Risk of Pyloric Stenosis
Risk, though small, appears highest when medications given in first six weeks
Spironolactone + TMP-SMX May Up Risk of Sudden Death
Doctors urged not to prescribe spironolactone with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
High Penicillin Prescribing Could Build Reservoirs of Resistance
Significant difference in minimum inhibitory concentration for high, low prescribers of penicillin G
