Tag: Antibiotics
Many Children With Reported Penicillin Allergy Are Not Allergic
Follow-up of 100 children found none were allergic to penicillin
Clindamycin, TMP-SMX Linked to Better Outcomes for Abscesses
Clindamycin or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole ups short-term outcomes vs incision, drainage alone
Nearly 60 Percent With Conjunctivitis Fill Antibiotic Rx
Blacks and Latinos less likely to fill prescriptions; higher-income, educated patients more likely to fill rx
Support for Financial Penalties Up With Emphasis on Patient Harms
Penalties supported by 41% of physician recipients of clinical vignette describing harms to patient
Chronic Lyme Disease Treatments Tied to Serious Adverse Effects
Medications in this context not shown to result in substantial long-term improvement, researchers say
20 Percent of Hospital Patients Have Side Effects From Abx Rx
One-fifth of those who had antibiotic-related side effects didn't require the drugs in the first place
Inpatient Clinicians Show Limited Understanding of PCN Allergy
About half of respondents were unfamiliar with cross-reactivity rates for penicillin, other antibiotics
Risk of Conversion to Multiple Sclerosis Down With Minocycline
Treatment with minocycline reduces conversion to MS over six months after first demyelinating event
Modified Vancomycin May Help Fight Bacterial Resistance
New form of vancomycin attacks bacteria in three ways, helping curb threat of microbial resistance
ATS: First Abx Rx Doesn’t Work for ~25% of Pneumonia Cases
One in four adult patients do not respond to initial prescription of antibiotic treatment
