WHO recommendations on MDR-TB 2016 supriya kashyap kashyap14 May 2016 3:17 PM ISTGeneva : New WHO recommendations aim to speed up detection and improve treatment outcomes for multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) through use of...
Fluoroquinolones associated with increased risk of aortic aneurysm Anjali Nimesh Nimesh14 March 2018 7:10 PM ISTFluoroquinolone antibiotics are used globally to treat a variety of infections. Recent observational studies have raised concerns that they may be...
In Sinusitis antibiotic given for longer period against Guideline : JAMA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 April 2018 7:30 PM ISTSinusitis is the most common condition for which outpatient antibiotic therapy is prescribed in the United States.Wherever antibiotics are indicated...
Updated Guideline for Antibiotic Use in Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia Vinay Singh singh12 July 2018 7:01 PM ISTCommunity-acquired pneumonia is a common infectious disease in adults. The current guideline represents an updated version of the 2009 treatment...
Fluoroquinolones increase risk of Achilles tendon rupture in elderly, FDA warns Vinay Singh singh5 Sept 2018 8:20 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved safety labeling changes for a class of antibiotics, called fluoroquinolones, to enhance warnings about...
Cephalosporins double risk of delirium in ICU patients, finds study Deepanjana Sarkar8 Feb 2019 7:10 PM ISTDr Jessica J. Grahl and colleagues conducted a nested cohort study and found First-, second-, and third-generation cephalosporins increase the risk of...
Fluoroquinolones associated with risk of Achilles tendon rupture, finds new study Deepanjana Sarkar22 Feb 2019 7:15 PM ISTAdministration os fluoroquinolones are associated with an increased risk of Achilles tendon rupture but to a lesser extent in bicep tendon rupture....
Clinical trial supports shorter regimen for multidrug-resistant TB: NEJM Medha Baranwal Baranwal22 March 2019 8:28 PM ISTA Clinical trial, STREAM Trial has released data that supports a shorter regimen for multidrug-resistant TB.The WHO guidelines of 2011 have...
Diagnosis, treatment and management of MDR-TB: Practitioner's Perspective- Dr. Prashant Chhajed Deepanjana Sarkar26 March 2019 7:03 PM ISTAccording to the World Health Organization, globally there were an estimated 558 000 (range, 483 000–639 000) incident cases of MDR/RR-TB in 2017. In...
Caution! Fluoroquinolone antibiotics may cause peripheral neuropathy: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal30 April 2019 8:20 PM ISTUnited Kingdom: Many authorities in the past including the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have issued warnings on the use of fluoroquinolones...
7-day antibiotic therapy good enough for treating UTI in men Medha Baranwal Baranwal10 May 2019 7:28 PM ISTMen need shorter antibiotic therapy for the treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs). USA: Findings of the study, published in the journal Open...
Warning: Fluoroquinolones antibiotics linked to increased risk of Mitral and aortic regurgitation Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli11 Sept 2019 8:20 PM ISTResearchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in partnership with the Provincial Health Services Authority's (PHSA) Therapeutic Evaluation...
