ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY FOR ENT INFECTIONS
The paper outlines basic principles of and new approaches to antibiotic therapy for ENT and upper respiratory tract infections, from point of view of the authors, on the basis of the data available in Russian and foreign literature.
A. B. Turovsky +2 more
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Emerging importance of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter species and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia as pathogens in seriously ill patients: Geographic patterns, epidemiological features, and trends in the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (1997-1999) [PDF]
As part of the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program, a total of 1078 Acinetobacter species and 842 Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates were collected between January 1997 and December 1999 from 5 geographic regions (Canada, the United States ...
Forward, K. R. +5 more
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Abstract Background Based on human studies, surgical antimicrobial (AMD) prophylaxis (SAP) beyond 24 h is unnecessary and potentially detrimental. Objective To compare clinical and microbiological outcomes in patients receiving 24‐ or 72‐h of SAP for colic surgery. Study Design Prospective randomised clinical trial.
Louise L. Southwood +6 more
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Mycoplasma pneumonia : an unusual cause of acute myocarditis in childhood [PDF]
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is primarily a respiratory pathogen but may affect exhibit a diverse range of presentations from asymptomatic infection to life threatening conditions. Myocarditis of varying severity is an unusual complication.
Bailey, Mark +4 more
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Guide to Selection of Fluoroquinolones in Patients with Lower Respiratory Tract Infections [PDF]
Newer fluoroquinolones such as levofloxacin, moxifloxacin, gatifloxacin and gemifloxacin have several attributes that make them excellent choices for the therapy of lower respiratory tract infections. In particular, they have excellent intrinsic activity against Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis and the atypical ...
Shams, Wael E., Evans, Martin E.
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Infections in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Evolving Risks and Prevention Strategies
ABSTRACT Infections remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), reflecting both intrinsic immune dysfunction and therapy‐related immunosuppression. The pathogenesis of immunodeficiency in CLL is multifactorial: neoplastic B cells impair humoral immunity, T cells are functionally exhausted, and ...
Enrica Antonia Martino +10 more
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A case of rhinoscleroma treated with ciprofloxacin [PDF]
Respiratory scleroma (often termed \'rhinoscleroma\') is a chronic inflammatory condition in which deforming masses of tissue distend the nasal cavity. Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis is the causative agent of this infection and the Mikulicz cell is specific
Badia, L, Lund, VJ
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An Engineered Solidified Peptide Hemocyte Sponge as Nanomotor Storage to Combat Bacterial Colitis
Peptides immobilized via nickel coordination can stabilize the framework structure. Following coating with red blood cell membranes, these constructs are capable of continuously sequestering endotoxins and mitigating colonic pathogenic damage by alleviating bacterial‐induced ferroptosis.
Yuxin Fang +8 more
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Head-to-head trials of antibiotics for bronchiectasis [PDF]
Background The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is defined by abnormal dilation of the airways related to a pathological mechanism of progressive airway destruction that is due to a 'vicious cycle' of recurrent bacterial infection, inflammatory mediator ...
Felix, Lambert M +5 more
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A Case of Drug‐Induced Pancreatitis
ABSTRACT Drug‐induced pancreatitis (DIP) is a rare but important cause of acute abdominal pain, and ciprofloxacin‐associated cases are exceptionally uncommon. We report a 35‐year‐old woman with no significant medical history who developed severe epigastric pain radiating to the back, accompanied by nausea and vomiting, 3 days after initiating self ...
Muskan Shrestha +5 more
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