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Levofloxacin: High-dose, short-course for bacterial infection

Associate Professor Panpit Suwangool Bangkok Hospital, Thailand Levofloxacin is a well-established antibacterial for respiratory and urinary tract infections.1 Levofloxacin is active against some penicillin- and macrolide- resistant pathogens including Streptococcus...

Associate Professor Panpit Suwangool Bangkok Hospital, Thailand Levofloxacin is a well-established antibacterial for respiratory and urinary tract infections.1 Levofloxacin is active against some penicillin- and macrolide- resistant pathogens including Streptococcus...

Oral sitafloxacin vs intravenous ceftriaxone for the treatment of acute pyelonephritis and complicated urinary tract infection

An open-label randomised, controlled, noninferiority clinical trial has shown that oral sitafloxacin is noninferior to intravenous (IV) ceftriaxone followed by oral cefdinir for the treatment of acute pyelonephritis and complicated...

An open-label randomised, controlled, noninferiority clinical trial has shown that oral sitafloxacin is noninferior to intravenous (IV) ceftriaxone followed by oral cefdinir for the treatment of acute pyelonephritis and complicated...

Levofloxacin remains as one of the core agents in the treatment of tuberculosis

According to the current World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines (2016 update), fluoroquinolones including moxifloxacin, gatifloxacin, and levofloxacin are important second-line anti-tuberculosis (anti-TB) agents.1 A review of existing literature conducted by...

According to the current World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines (2016 update), fluoroquinolones including moxifloxacin, gatifloxacin, and levofloxacin are important second-line anti-tuberculosis (anti-TB) agents.1 A review of existing literature conducted by...

First malaria saliva test identifies malaria parasites

Researchers have developed a non-invasive, easy-to-use saliva test to screen for malaria parasites before patients present any clinical symptoms. An estimated 219 million malaria cases were reported in 2017 –...

Researchers have developed a non-invasive, easy-to-use saliva test to screen for malaria parasites before patients present any clinical symptoms. An estimated 219 million malaria cases were reported in 2017 –...

Oral levofloxacin and intravenous vancomycin for bacteraemia due to Microbacterium paraoxydans

A patient with bacteraemia associated with a long-term central venous catheter (CVC) due to Microbacterium paraoxydans responded well to replacement of CVC, and treatment with oral levofloxacin and intravenous vancomycin....

A patient with bacteraemia associated with a long-term central venous catheter (CVC) due to Microbacterium paraoxydans responded well to replacement of CVC, and treatment with oral levofloxacin and intravenous vancomycin....

Levofloxacin for lower lobe pneumonia presenting as persistent hiccups

Levofloxacin has been shown to resolve a case of community-acquired pneumonia in an elderly patient presenting with persistent hiccups – without any typical symptoms, signs, or laboratory findings of pneumonia....

Levofloxacin has been shown to resolve a case of community-acquired pneumonia in an elderly patient presenting with persistent hiccups – without any typical symptoms, signs, or laboratory findings of pneumonia....

2018 Taiwan’s pneumonia guidelines: What’s new?

Dr Susan Shin-Jung Lee, MD, PhD Associate Professor, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine; Chief, Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology...

Dr Susan Shin-Jung Lee, MD, PhD Associate Professor, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine; Chief, Division of Microbiology, Department of Pathology...

Progress against malaria stalls

28 February, 2019

Despite the falling number of malaria cases globally from 2010 to 2015, the numbers have been plateauing for the second consecutive year – with 217 million cases in 2016 and...

Despite the falling number of malaria cases globally from 2010 to 2015, the numbers have been plateauing for the second consecutive year – with 217 million cases in 2016 and...

Oral sitafloxacin as a switch therapy for the treatment of non-bacteraemic acute pyelonephritis

21 February, 2019

A treatment regimen of carbapenem followed by sitafloxacin or ertapenem was found to be effective in patients with non-bacteraemic acute pyelonephritis caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC). The incidence...

A treatment regimen of carbapenem followed by sitafloxacin or ertapenem was found to be effective in patients with non-bacteraemic acute pyelonephritis caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC). The incidence...

Managing mycobacterial infection after lung transplantation with levofloxacin: Case series

11 February, 2019

The combination of levofloxacin with isoniazid, pyrazinamide and ethambutol was found to be effective in managing mycobacterial infection in lung transplant recipients. The risk of mycobacterial infection is high for...

The combination of levofloxacin with isoniazid, pyrazinamide and ethambutol was found to be effective in managing mycobacterial infection in lung transplant recipients. The risk of mycobacterial infection is high for...

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