Indications and prescriptions of penicillins in a population of Colombia: A cross-sectional study [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Infectious DiseasesInappropriate use of antibiotics plays a key role in increasing bacterial resistance. The aim was to determine the prescription patterns and approved and unapproved indications for the use of penicillins in a group of patients from Colombia.
Luis Fernando Valladales-Restrepo +5 more
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Antibiotic Prescribing for Cellulitis in the Absence of Penicillin‐Cephalosporin Cross‐Reactivity Alerts: A Retrospective Study [PDF]
Pharmacology Research & PerspectivesCephalosporins are often avoided in patients with penicillin adverse drug reaction (ADR) labels. In our institution's electronic medication management system, penicillin and cephalosporin ADR labels do not generate cross‐reactivity alerts.
Milan Sundermann +5 more
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A Rare Case of Aerococcus viridans Meningitis in a Patient with Trigeminal Nerve Schwannoma [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 The genus Aerococcus spp. comprise microaerophilic, catalase-negative, Gram-positive cocci that show alpha-haemolytic growth on blood agar. They have a tendency to divide on two planes at a 90° angle, and rapid multiplication leads to the formation of ...
Mitra Kar +4 more
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Acta Medica Leopoliensia, 2021 Aim. The paper aims at analyzing the state of monitoring of adverse reactions to penicillins based on spontaneous reports of the pharmacovigilance system of Ukraine, received from healthcare institutions of Kharkiv region and the city of Kharkiv during ...
Yaroslava Butko +3 more
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Minimum Inhibitory Concentration of Vancomycin against Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from a Tertiary Care Hospital [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020 Introduction: Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one major healthcare associated infection. Prevalence of MRSA and its antibiotic susceptibility changes from time to time.
Subi Das, Prithi Nair Kannambra
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The antiinflammatory and electrophysiological effects of fingolimod on penicillin-induced rats
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2022 Background The fact that inflammation triggers epileptic seizures brings to mind the antiepileptic properties of anti-inflammatory drugs. Objective To investigate the electrophysiological and anti-inflammatory effects of fingolimod on an ...
Canan Akünal Türel +4 more
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Staphylococcus aureus methicillin-resistance mechanisms [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2008 Background/Aim. In many hospitals in the world and in our country, the spread of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is so wide that nowdays vancomycin is recommended for empiric treatment of staphylococcal life threatening infections ...
Petrović-Jeremić Ljiljana +3 more
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Quinoline Antimalarials Increase the Antibacterial Activity of Ampicillin
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Bacterial and malaria co-infections are common in malaria endemic countries and thus necessitate co-administration of antibiotics and antimalarials. There have long been anecdotal clinical reports of interactions between penicillins and antimalarial ...
Olajumoke A. Olateju +9 more
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Oral Desensitization to Penicillin for the Treatment of Pregnant Women with Syphilis: A Successful Program [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2018 Gestational syphilis is a prevalent disease in Brazil and other low and medium income countries. Desensitization to penicillin is recommended for pregnant women with syphilis who are allergic to β-lactams. This is a descriptive study utilizing outpatient
Jéssica Dallé +4 more
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Allergy to cephalosporin antibiotics in children [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2003 A particular problem is the safety of administering cephalosporins to penicillin-allergic children, because cephalosporin allergenic determinants have not been properly identified.
Atanasković-Marković Marina +1 more
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