Empiric Antibiotic Therapy in the Treatment of Community-acquired Pneumonia in a General Hospital in Saudi Arabia [PDF]
Background: Guideline-based empiric antimicrobial therapy is recommended for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). In this study, we evaluate the pattern of empiric antibiotics of CAP patients.
Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A. +2 more
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Ceftriaxone-induced hemolytic anemia in a child successfully managed with intravenous immunoglobulin
Drug-induced hemolytic anemia is an immune-mediated phenomenon that leads to the destruction of red blood cells. Here, we present a case of life-threatening ceftriaxone-induced hemolytic anemia (CIHA) in a previously healthy 3-year-old girl.
Aysel Vehapoğlu +3 more
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Ceftriaxone and Melittin Synergistically Promote Wound Healing in Diabetic Rats
High glucose levels in diabetic patients are implicated in delay wound healing that could lead to more serious clinical complications. The aim of the present work was to examine the formulation of ceftriaxone (CTX) and melittin (MEL) as nanoconjugate ...
Nabil A. Alhakamy +11 more
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Perioperative infection prophylaxis and risk factor impact in colon surgery [PDF]
Background: A prospective observational study was undertaken in 2,481 patients undergoing elective colon resection in 114 German centers to identify optimal drug and dosing modalities and risk factors for postoperative infection.
Kohler, L. +5 more
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Introduction: Enteric fever caused by Salmonella enterica continues to be a major public health problem worldwide. In the last decade, ceftriaxone and azithromycin have become the drugs of choice for treating enteric fever caused by Nalidixic acid ...
Rashmi Shankar Kokare +4 more
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Analgesia induced by the epigenetic drug, L-acetylcarnitine, outlasts the end of treatment in mouse models of chronic inflammatory and neuropathic pain [PDF]
Background: L-acetylcarnitine, a drug marketed for the treatment of chronic pain, causes analgesia by epigenetically up-regulating type-2 metabotropic glutamate (mGlu2) receptors in the spinal cord.
Battaglia, Giuseppe +10 more
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Ceftriaxone-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serotype Newport, France
The multidrug-resistant (MDR) Salmonella enterica serotype Newport strain that produces CMY-2 β-lactamase (Newport MDR-AmpC) was the source of sporadic cases and outbreaks in humans in France during 2000–2005. Because this strain was not detected in food
Svetlana Egorova +13 more
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Serious Bacterial Infections Acquired During Treatment of Patients Given a Diagnosis of Chronic Lyme Disease - United States. [PDF]
The term "chronic Lyme disease" is used by some health care providers as a diagnosis for various constitutional, musculoskeletal, and neuropsychiatric symptoms (1,2).
Blackburn, Brian G +9 more
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In addition to antimicrobial resistance, bacteria contain other mechanisms to survive antibiotic exposure such as tolerance, defined as the ability to slow metabolism by the extension of the lag phase without altering antimicrobial susceptibility.
Margaux Balduck +6 more
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Restrictive antibiotic stewardship associated with reduced hospital mortality in gram-negative infection [PDF]
Introduction: Antimicrobial stewardship has an important role in the control of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and antibiotic resistance. An important component of UK stewardship interventions is the restriction of broad-spectrum beta-lactam ...
Helps, Alieen +5 more
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