Community MRSA is re-emergence of 1950's pandemic
...uired infections waned throughout the 1960s as the antibiotic meticillin was used to treat these infections. Now researchers have shown that one of the key clones of community acquired MRSA (CA-MRSA) - infections picked up in public places which are resistant to treatment by powerful meticillin antibiotics - ma...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for April 2005 (first issue)
...ion in clinical trials, starting in 1946, that the antibiotic streptomycin might be a viable drug for the diseas...f the trial; however, soon many patients developed antibiotic resistant strains and little ultimate benefit came to those treated. The next big movement forward ...Bacterial infection associated with heart attack in young men
... expect to prevent future heart attacks by getting antibiotic treatment for the bacteria, said Dr. Arcari. Again, the reasoning is based on experts' relative lack of knowledge about how C. pneumoniae relates to heart disease, as well as negative results in past trials. It isn't well understood how to eradicate ...Stanford gut check shows diversity of intestinal ecosystem
...vities they have pursued in terms of travel, diet, antibiotic use and the like. Relman emphasized that the study looked at only a limited number of individuals and examined only one genetic feature of the microbes, so there are many studies that must and will follow. It took the team about a year to carry out t...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, April 19, 2005
...S. city suggests that post-attack vaccination plus antibiotic therapy is the most effective and least expensive strategy (Article, p. 601). An editorialist finds the analysis limited because it fails to consider factors such as social panic, disintegration of the medical infrastructure, evacuation and decontami...Study shows antibiotic treatment does not reduce risk of secondary cardiac events
...t from treating the C. pneumoniae bacteria with an antibiotic in order to reduce the risk of heart attack or imp...y or cardiac surgery, among participants receiving antibiotic compared to those given placebo. This lack of antibiotic effect was shown for all participants, rega...New study shows antibiotic treatment does not reduce risk of secondary cardiac events
...efit from treating the C. pneumoniae bacteria with antibiotic in order to reduce the risk of heart attack or imp...y or cardiac surgery, among participants receiving antibiotic compared to those given placebo. This lack of effect of antibiotic was shown for all participants r...UT Southwestern sports medicine doctor pedals advice on gearing up for safe cycling season
...ea should be covered with a dressing and a topical antibiotic such as bacitracin, polysporin or silvadene, which help prevent infection and decrease pain." One of the most important things for cyclists to learn is how to avoid heat-related problems. It takes approximately two weeks to acclimate to heat, longer ...Antibiotic might fight HIV-induced neurological problems
...Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that the antibiotic minocycline might help alleviate HIV's negative ef...e brain. Other researchers have reported that this antibiotic can protect brain cells in animal models of other diseases -- multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic latera...Two studies document rise of superbugs in the environment
...ms that are difficult to address with the standard antibiotic regimens. One of the culprits is methicillin-resis...of bacteria to mutate and acquire resistance under antibiotic pressure. The second is the spread of MDR bacteria from patient to patient, often in hospitals or lo...New treatments for common vaginal infection being studied
...g in a multi-site study of the first potential new antibiotic for bacterial vaginosis in at least 25 years, a dr... sponsored by Abbott Research Laboratories and the antibiotic study by Presutti Laboratories....Study suggests antibiotic may limit or prevent vision problems caused by diabetes
...e College of Medicine study suggests that a common antibiotic called minocycline may slow or prevent diabetic re...mal vision. "Our studies in rats suggest that this antibiotic may be a strong candidate for further consideration as a therapeutic drug in reducing the retinal co...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for May 17, 2005
... traveling in Mexico, randomly assigned to take an antibiotic drug, rifaximin or a placebo, found that those who...ut "rapid and judicious treatment of diarrhea, not antibiotic prophylaxis, is the best recommendation for most travelers." 2. Guidelines Now Recommend Against H...Leading patient safety advocates assess progress in reducing medical error
...eams reduced cardiac arrests by 15% Perioperative antibiotic protocols reduced surgical site infections by 93% Co-author Lucian Leape said, "While the progress that has been made in improving patient safety is encouraging, it has been much too slow. Hospitals need to have crash programs to implement the many ...Small, open-label study shows potential use of novel antibiotic rifaximin for Crohn's disease
... that there may be a new application for the novel antibiotic rifaximin in treating patients who suffer from sev...note that what makes rifaximin a potentially ideal antibiotic treatment for Crohn's Disease is that it remains primarily in the gut, has minimal side effects, and...Measuring hormone cuts antibiotic use in half in pneumonia patients
... in Basel, Switzerland. "Because of concerns about antibiotic resistance, as well as the cost of antibiotics, it...ng levels of the hormone could eliminate or reduce antibiotic use in patients with bacterial pneumonia. Results of the blood test that measures procalcitonin leve...Bad metabolism in blood vessels linked to high blood pressure and atherosclerosis
...ure of uncoupling protein-1 by giving the mice the antibiotic doxycycline in their drinking water. Mice treated with doxycycline developed atherosclerosis more frequently than untreated littermates. Other than the presence of uncoupling protein in the aorta, all mice used in the experiments had the same cholest...UNC launches study of liver injury caused by drugs
...e medications phenytoin and valproic acid, and the antibiotic amoxicillin-clavulanate potassium. "Eligible patients from anywhere in North Carolina or neighboring states who are willing to come to UNC can be enrolled now," Watkins said. "Overall, we believe that the network will bring greater focus and interes...Skin infections caused by MRSA are cured more often when treated with Pfizer's ZYVOX
New York, June 1, 2005 Pfizer's antibiotic ZYVOX (linezolid injection, tablets, and for oral ...e illness, a compromised immune system or previous antibiotic use." Study Results In the intent-to-treat (ITT) population, ZYVOX had clinical cure rates...Hebrew University researcher develops compounds to control bacteria
...al pathogenic activity without having to resort to antibiotic drugs with their accompanying disadvantages. On the other hand, enhancing quorum sensing could prove useful in agriculture, biotechnology and the food industry, where increasing bacterial activity would be beneficiary. A U.S. patent has been filed...