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Medication Administration Through Feeding Tubes in a Tertiary Hospital: A Retrospective Observational Study
01 Feb 2025 10:18 GMT
… treatment delays, a higher incidence of adverse drug … discretion of the doctor. The Beijing Hospital … , drugs like furosemide, fluoroquinolones (such as ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, and … medication administration, but often rely on their broad pharmaceutical …
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Trial data support 3 shorter regimens for drug-resistant TB
01 Feb 2025 00:16 GMT
… for shorter, all-oral treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB), … England Journal of Medicine.
The phase 3 trial, conducted by … delamanid (D), linezolid (L), levofloxacin (Lfx) or moxifloxacin (M), … fight against TB—but pharmaceutical companies did not see …
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Challenges and Implications of the V Quinn TB Prevention Trial
31 Jan 2025 20:23 GMT
The V Quinn trial assessed levofloxacin as a preventive treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR … V Quinn and TB Champ trials to increase statistical power. “We … expressed confidence in the trial’s data accuracy, stating that the follow …
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An Injectable Hydrogel Bioimplant Loaded with Engineered Exosomes and Triple Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs with Potential for Treating Bone and Joint Tuberculosis
31 Jan 2025 06:09 GMT
… email protected]Purpose: Treatment for bone and joint … microscope. Matrigel (Beyotime Biotechnology, China) was … staphylococcus epidermidis. Pharmaceutics. 2022;14(2):370 … of linezolid and levofloxacin with antituberculosis drugs in Mycobacterium tuberculosis …
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Levofloxacin for Preventing Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
30 Jan 2025 18:58 GMT
… V Quinn trial evaluated the use of levofloxacin as a preventive treatment for … , and drug resistance.
Fox described the importance of the trials methodology, “We … levofloxacin or an identical placebo. Neither the participant nor the treating doctor …
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Anti-Infective Treatment Strategies in Case of Brainstem Hemorrhage Complicated with Pneumonia
28 Jan 2025 17:58 GMT
… the drug sensitivity results, cefoperazone sulbactam and levofloxacin injection were discontinued. The treatment … patient adhered to the prescribed medication, had regular examinations, and underwent …
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Top 5 Infectious Disease News Stories Week of January 25-February 1
01 Feb 2025 14:13 GMT
… Several vaccines and treatments are up for FDA approval in early … has worked with African medical schools and organizations like … V Quinn trial evaluated levofloxacin as a preventive treatment for TB … Quinn and TB Champ trials to improve statistical power, …
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Amid flu surge, N. Koreans skip doctors for self-prescribed medicines
22 Jan 2025 08:49 GMT
… without fever.”
Most residents avoid doctor visits, viewing them as costly … -counter cold medicines and antibiotics such as levofloxacin (in both pill and injectable … and Cold Fit Plus cold medicine. These drugs, primarily manufactured in India …
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Clinical trial study by Australia & Vietnam finds antibiotic treatment for drug resistant TB effective
16 Jan 2025 21:27 GMT
… by the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research at the University of … high rate of drug-resistant TB.
The trial found that levofloxacin reduced the … MDR-TB preventive treatment since no randomised controlled trials had ever been …
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My doctor gave me antibiotics for a UTI – three pills later I’m in a wheelchair and being cared for in a hospice
16 Jan 2025 16:51 GMT
… from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the strongest warnings … used when no other treatment options are available, … effects.
Talia says her doctor never mentioned these dangers. … Fluoroquinolones (such as ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin) – these are broad- …