Tendon injuries associated with fluoroquinolone use in adolescents are extremely rare
1. In a large retrospective cohort study, adolescents prescribed fluoroquinolone antibiotics were at a slightly increased risk of experiencing tendinitis ...
Tag: antibiotics
3 days of β-lactam therapy is non-inferior to 8 days of therapy among patients with community-acquired pneumonia
1. Cure at 15 days occurred in 77% of patients in the placebo (3-day therapy) group compared to 68% of ...
Follow-up blood cultures in Staph aureus bacteremia rarely positive
1. In children with S. Aureus bacteremia (SAB), follow up blood cultures (FUBCs) after two negative cultures were rarely positive. ...
Afabicin noninferior to vancomycin and linzeolid for treatment of staphylococcal infections
1. Afabicin, a novel, narrow-spectrum antibiotic, was found to be non-inferior to vancomycin and linezolid in treating staphylococcal skin and ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind August 10, 2020
Robotic Approach to Paraesophageal Hernia Repair Results in Low Long-Term Recurrence Rate and Beneficial Patient-Centered Outcomes 1. The use of ...
Co-prescription of clarithryomycin with direct oral anticoagulants associated with increased bleed risk.
1. Co-prescription of clarithromycin and direct oral anticoagulants was associated with a higher rate of 30-day hospitalization with hemorrhage when ...
Foregoing antibiotics in pediatric outpatients with suspected pneumonia may be a safe option
1. In children aged 3 months to 18 years discharged from the emergency department (ED) with suspected community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), ...
Association between use of multiple classes of antibiotic in infancy an allergic disease in childhood
1. Commonly prescribed antibiotics in infancy are associated with later diagnosis of allergic disease in childhood Evidence Rating Level: 2 ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind December 23, 2019
Association of prehospital plasma transfusion with survival in trauma patients with hemorrhagic shock when transport times are longer than 20 ...
Wide variability in rate of antibiotic exposure among infants in NICU
1. Across the state of California, there was greater than 100-fold variability in the number of infants treated with antibiotics ...
