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Beta-lactam antibiotics include penicillins, cephalosporins and related compounds. As a group, these drugs are active against many gram-positive, gram-negative and anaerobic organisms. Information based on “expert opinion” and antimicrobial susceptibility testing supports certain antibiotic choices for the treatment of common infections, but less evidence-based literature is available to guide treatment decisions. Evidence in the literature support…

Several times per week, I have a posting on the Ear, Nose, and Throat message board that mentions that the person posting does not have insurance, or does not have the financial resources to pay for a medical visit. With the economic crisis we are all facing at this time in history, I suspect we will see more and more uninsured Americans. One physician in our office stated just today that three of his patients lost their jobs, along with t…

ABSTRACT
We describe a case of Nocardia nova septic arthritis following a total knee replacement. A 55-year-old obese woman was admitted to hospital 5 months after knee surgery with a 3-week history of pain, swelling, and restricted mobility in her left knee but no preceding trauma/injury. 30 ml of cloudy joint fluid was aspirated and an arthroscopic examination showed e…

An 18-year-old Caucasian woman came to the emergency department with a pruritic rash and localized swelling, most marked in the periorbital area. The rash had started 5 days earlier on her upper lip and subsequently spread to her face and upper chest.
Two days before, the patient was treated with amoxicillin/clavulanate (Augmentin), prednisone, and hydroxyz…

What would we do without the internet? That is the way most people see it today, when it comes to communication, searching, and shopping the internet has just made our lives easier. Now buying medication has become easier as well, right on the internet. However, for several different reasons, people are choosing to buy medicine from a Canadian pharmacy.

The first reason people are choosing a Canadian pharmacy online is the time that it…

Feb. 18, 2002 — No matter how conscientious parents are,
babies are likely to come down with colds during their first year, and colds
often lead to ear infections.
“The signs and symptoms can be very general, so they need
to be looked at, especially in really young children less than 2 months of
age,” says Anthony Magit, MD, associate clinical professor at the
University of California, San Diego, an…

Feb. 11, 2003 — The chances of walking out of your doctor’s office with a prescription for a powerful antibiotic to treat a cold, cough, or sore throat may depend on where you live and what type of doctor you see.

A new study shows internists are nearly two and half times more likely than family or general physicians to prescribe broad-spectrum antibiotics in treating acute respiratory tract infections, such as the common cold, sore throats, sinus infections, an…

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Background: Levofloxacin (Levaquin) is not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in children, but historical data on fluoroquinolones in children suggest an adverse event rate similar to that found in adults. Growing resistance in some bacteria that commonly cause community-a…

PHILADELPHIA — GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an approvable letter for its topical antibacterial, Altabax (retapamulin ointment), 1%, for the treatment of secondarily-infected traumatic lesions (SITL). SITL is a type of skin and skin structure infection most commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes.
In the letter to GSK, the FDA requested additional information to complete its asses…