Seeking Alpha Decision Resources found that the near-term pipeline for antipseudomonals is lean, but Cubist Pharmaceuticals' (CBST) ceftolozane/tazobactam (CXA-201), AstraZeneca's/Forest Laboratories' (FRX) ceftazidime /avibactam (CAZ-AVI, CAZ-104), and ... and more »
Healio All gram-negative organisms were susceptible to ceftazidime and levofloxacin, and all gram-positive were susceptible to vancomycin. No single antibiotic provided coverage for all of the microbes isolated from eyes with endophthalmitis, the authors said. and more »
Family Practice News Digital Network The Gram-negative pathogens E. coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Enterobacter cloacae are also ceftaroline sensitive, with activity similar to ceftriaxone and ceftazidime (Fortaz). Not only is MRSA sensitive to ceftaroline, so are methicillin-sensitive ...
GlobeNewswire (press release) The posters Fedora plans to present provide evidence showing that FPI-1465 increases the activity of ceftazidime , aztreonam, meropenem and other Gram-negative antibiotics, against bacteria that have developed resistance through the production of ...
Infectious Disease Special Edition The data on using carbapenems in patients with a history of penicillin allergy are conflicting, with studies showing cross-reactivity rates of from 1% to nearly 50% (Ann Pharmacother 2009;43:304-315). “In general, clinicians are more likely to give ...
Infectious Disease Special Edition Allergic reactions to penicillin occur in about 2% of patients—fewer than previously thought—although about 10% of patients report being allergic. “When you probe, you find out things like 'My mom told me that 30 years ago,' or 'I had diarrhea for a ...
