Rifampin-resistant Meningococcal Disease
Rifampin-resistant meningococcal disease occurred in a child who had completed rifampin chemoprophylaxis for exposure to a sibling with meningococcemia. Susceptibility testing of 331 case isolates found only 1 other case of rifampin-resistant disease in ...
Jean Rainbow +5 more
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Prediction of Rivaroxaban-Rifampin Interaction After Major Orthopedic Surgery: Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling and Simulation [PDF]
Rivaroxaban is commonly used for the prophylaxis of venous thromboembolism (VTE) for patients undergoing major orthopedic surgery. Rivaroxaban is primarily eliminated by hepatic CYP450 metabolism and renal excretion.
Rui-juan Xu +5 more
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Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic Modeling to Assess Transporter-Mediated Drug-Drug Interactions in Support of Labeling Recommendations for Zavegepant Nasal Spray. [PDF]
Zavegepant nasal spray, a calcitonin gene‐related peptide receptor antagonist indicated for acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults, is a substrate for organic anion transporting polypeptide 1B3 (OATP1B3), Na+/taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP), P‐glycoprotein (P‐gp), and cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4).
Ke A +8 more
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Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis Presumed due to Brucella Causing Rapid Native Aortic Valve Destruction in a Young Adult: A Case Report. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Culture‐negative endocarditis with features consistent with Brucella can rapidly destroy a normal aortic valve in young adults. 2023 Duke‐ISCVID criteria (clinical/imaging findings plus histopathology), supported by serology and occupational exposure enabled urgent combined antimicrobial‐surgical management without culture confirmation ...
Nassar B +5 more
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AASLD practice guidance on drug, herbal, and dietary supplement–induced liver injury
Hepatology, EarlyView.
Robert J. Fontana +6 more
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CAQ Corner: Basic concepts of transplant immunology
Liver Transplantation, EarlyView.
Amanda Cheung, Josh Levitsky
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A Case of Atypical Delayed Anaphylaxis to Rifampin [PDF]
Rifampin is a mainstay in anti-tuberculosis therapy and is generally well tolerated and safe to take at therapeutic dosing. While anaphylactic reactions to rifampin are exceedingly rare, prompt recognition and awareness is vital to patient safety, and ...
Jessica Sworzyn +4 more
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Membrane drug transporters contribute to the disposition of many drugs. In human liver, drug transport is controlled by two main superfamilies of transporters, the solute carrier transporters (SLC) and the ATP Binding Cassette transporters (ABC). Altered
Eric A Benson +8 more
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BACKGROUND:Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) bacteremia (SAB) has high morbidity and mortality, with the development of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) and the recognized shortcomings of vancomycin, its management is becoming more complicated ...
Huan Ma +5 more
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A literature review of liver function test elevations in rifampin drug–drug interaction studies
Although rifampin drug–drug interaction (DDI) studies are routinely conducted, there have been instances of liver function test (LFT) elevations, warranting further evaluation.
Sherry M. Ibrahim +3 more
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