Category: SCIENTIFIC DESK

Levodropropizine for treating cough in adult and children: a meta-analysis of published studies Joseph J Y Sung 1, Alan Barkun, Ernst J Kuipers, Joachim Mössner, Dennis M Jensen, Robert Stuart, James Y Lau, Henrik Ahlbom, Jan Kilhamn, Tore Lind; Peptic Ulcer Bleed Study Group PMID: 19221370   DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-150-7-200904070-00105 Background: Use of proton-pump inhibitors in the management of peptic ulcer bleeding is controversial because…

Intravenous esomeprazole for prevention of recurrent peptic ulcer bleeding: a randomized trial Joseph J Y Sung 1, Alan Barkun, Ernst J Kuipers, Joachim Mössner, Dennis M Jensen, Robert Stuart, James Y Lau, Henrik Ahlbom, Jan Kilhamn, Tore Lind; Peptic Ulcer Bleed Study Group PMID: 19221370   DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-150-7-200904070-00105 Background: Use of proton-pump inhibitors in the management of peptic ulcer bleeding is controversial because discrepant…

Aztreonam. A review of its antibacterial activity, pharmacokinetic properties and therapeutic use R N Brogden, R C Heel PMID: 3512234   DOI: 10.2165/00003495-198631020-00002 Aztreonam (azthreonam; SQ 26,776) is the first member of a new class of beta-lactam antibiotics, the monobactams. Aztreonam is selectively active against Gram-negative aerobic bacteria and inactive against Gram-positive bacteria.…

Efficacy and Safety of Ceftazidime-Avibactam for the Treatment of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales Bloodstream Infection: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Yan Chen, a Hui-Bin Huang, b Jin-Min Peng, a Li Weng, a and Bin Du a Bonnie Chase Prokesch, Editor Bonnie Chase Prokesch, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Several clinicians use ceftazidime-avibactam (CAZ-AVI) to treat bloodstream infections (BSIs) due to carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE), although no…

Evaluation of a new meropenem–EDTA double-ended Etest strip for the detection of the CfiA metallo-b-lactamase in clinical isolates of Bacteroides fragilis P. Bogaerts1, A. Engelhardt2, C. Berhin1, L. Bylund2, P. Ho2, A. Yusof 2 and Y. Glupczynski1 Laboratory of Bacteriology, UCL-MontGodinne, Universite´ catholique de Louvain, Yvoir, Belgium and 2 AB…