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View Post: New Study Supports Use of LEVAQUIN as a Guideline-Concordant ...
27 Oct 2008
"For many years, LEVAQUIN has been an effective treatment option for patients affected by community-acquired pneumonia and a variety of other bacterial infections," said Dr. Christopher Frei, lead author and Assistant Professor, ... Additionally, patients in the LEVAQUIN group had a shorter average duration of LOIV of 3.6 days versus 5.0 days for those treated with ceftriaxone plus azithromycin. Baseline differences noted between these groups include higher rates of ...
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View Post: CIENCIASMEDICASNEWS: Chorioamnionitis and Neonatal Sepsis from ...
14 hours ago by salud equitativa  
Recently, the incidence of CA-MRSA infections increased in community settings, including outbreaks in settings in which CA-MRSA is endemic, with manifestations ranging from skin and soft tissue infections to necrotizing pneumonia (6). Genital colonization with MRSA recently has ... Laibl VR, Sheffield JS, Roberts S, McIntire DD, Trevino S, Wendel GD Jr. Clinical presentation of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. ...
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View Post: Phase 3 studies of ceftaroline for the treatment of community ...
14 Sep 2009
Forest Laboratories presented data from its two Phase 3 studies of ceftaroline for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in hospitalized patients. ... Infections & Infestations > Bacterial infections. Azithromycin (as dihydrate) 250mg, 500mg, 600mg; tabs. ...
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View Post: Azithromycin: Drug Whys
6 Jan 2009 by Mike McEvoy  
Azithromycin also garners a first line recommendation in chancroid and non-gonococcal urethritis infections. It has become favored for treating uncomplicated community acquired pneumonia (CAP) as well as suspected bacterially caused ...
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View Post: Zithromax (Azithromycin) Drug Information: Uses, Side Effects ...
15 Apr 2009
In the treatment of pneumonia, azithromycin has only been shown to be safe and effective in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia due to Chlamydia pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae or Streptococcus ...
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View Post: Zmax or Zithromax (azithromycin) - Windows Live
2 May 2009
Clinical and bacteriological outcomes in hospitalised patients with community-acquired pneumonia treated with azithromycin plus ceftriaxone, or ceftriaxone plus clarithromycin or erythromycin: a prospective, randomised, ...
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View Post: intravenous azithromycin plus ceftriaxone followed by oral ...
26 Feb 2009 by admin  
intravenous azithromycin plus ceftriaxone followed by oral azithromycin for the treatment of inpatients with community-acquired pneumonia: an open-label, non-comparative multicenter trial. braz j infect dis. 2008 jun;12(3):202-9 ...
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View Post: acyclovir zinko drugstore troy alabama
15 Jun 2009 by tristinxfranzej  
lower respiratory tract infections–acute bronchitis and community acquired pneumonia (cap)–are important causes of becoming pharmacist morbidity in australia. infection by multiple drug-resistant bacteria can create additional ...
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View Post: novel, single-dose microsphere formulation of azithromycin versus ...
6 Dec 2005 by JOC  
a single 2.0-g dose of azithromycin microspheres was at least as effective as a 7-day course of levofloxacin in the treatment of mild to moderate community-acquired pneumonia in adult outpatients. * corresponding author. ...
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