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Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality and is associated with the consumption … erythromycin and clarithromycin, which require a longer treatment duration. However, the potential for prolonged subinhibitory … pharmacokinetic drug interactions than erythromycin or clarithromycin. According to US prescribing information, orally administered …
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This article reviews perioperative antibacterial prophylaxis, a discrete in-hospital intervention that prevents surgical site infections and reduces the costs of complications and adverse effects of care. Clinical trials have shown that, when used appropriately, prophylactic antibacterial agents...
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Neutropenic patients with cancer are at risk of serious infection, particularly if neutropenia is severe or prolonged. Because patients with neutropenia have a diminished inflammatory response, fever is sometimes the first, and only, sign of infection. Prompt empirical antibacterial therapy is...
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Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and places a large burden on … tolerability profile and be administered in a simple dosage regimen for good compliance. Streptococcus pneumoniae remains the most … common causative pathogen in nonsevere and severe CAP, although the incidence of this organism varies widely. S. pneumoniae …
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The discovery of Helicobacter pylori revolutionised thinking about the cause of peptic ulcer disease. The most common causes of peptic ulcers are H. pylori infection and use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. H. pylori is typically acquired in childhood. The risk of acquiring an H. pylori...
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The treatment and prevention of tuberculosis have gained importance as the number of cases continues to increase worldwide and the ability of the disease to pass from one area to another becomes progressively greater. Interventions used in the US to help control the disease include the...
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Capillary whole blood point-of-care instruments for prothrombin time testing have been available for the last 10 years for use both in an office or hospital setting as well as at home by patients for self-monitoring of oral anticoagulant therapy. There are currently 4 types of instruments...
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Coronary heart disease (CHD) emerged in North America and Europe as a leading cause of disease and death in the mid 20th century, and is now rapidly increasing in developing nations. By the mid 1980s, American and European academic institutions had issued several sets of guidelines indicating...
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This article describes 3 approaches to improving diabetes care in a health maintenance organisation (HMO) setting. The first approach was to identify which patients had not received a dilated eye examination in the past year, notify both them and their physician, and provide each with...
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Outpatient parenteral antibacterial therapy (OPAT) is an increasingly popular means of containing the costs of antibacterial therapy, by avoiding the need for hospitalisation or allowing early discharge from hospital, in patients with serious infections. It also offers increased comfort and...
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