Medical research
Antibiotics eliminate senescent cells associated with ageing
Antibiotics have emerged as potentially lifespan-enhancing drugs, according to the results of new research carried out in the UK.
Nov 28, 2018
2
3095
News tagged with azithromycin
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Zimbabwe cholera deaths rise to 25 as WHO steps up response
The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has risen to 25, the government said Thursday as the World Health Organisation warned that the water-borne disease is spreading rapidly in the capital Harare.
Sep 13, 2018
0
1
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Drug-resistance of gonorrhea in the EU: persistent but stable
Neisseria gonorrhoea continues to show high levels of resistance to azithromycin across the European Union and European Economic Area, according to the 2016 results of the European Gonococcal Antimicrobial Surveillance Programme ...
Aug 30, 2018
0
0
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ethiopian 7-year trial finds that childhood eye infection increases after antibiotic program ends
Continuous mass distribution of azithromycin in northern Ethiopia, where the childhood eye infection trachoma is a major cause of blindness, is effective in preventing recurrence of trachoma but does not eliminate the infection ...
Aug 14, 2018
0
3
Oncology & Cancer
FDA warns against long-term azithromycin use for some
(HealthDay)—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning patients with cancers of the blood or lymph nodes who undergo a donor stem cell transplant not to take azithromycin, as long-term use of the antibiotic has been ...
Aug 13, 2018
0
2
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Azithromycin cuts pulmonary exacerbation in CF with early Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(HealthDay)—For children with cystic fibrosis (CF) and early Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) infection, the risk of pulmonary exacerbation is significantly reduced with the addition of azithromycin to tobramycin inhalation ...
Jun 28, 2018
0
0
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Preventive use of common antibiotic reduces child mortality in sub-Saharan Africa
Treating young children in Sub-Saharan Africa with azithromycin, a safe, inexpensive, and widely used antibiotic, significantly reduced deaths of children under five in a large randomized trial led by scientists at UC San ...
Apr 25, 2018
0
10
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gonorrhea in China shows waning susceptibility to WHO-recommended antibiotics
Neisseria gonorrhoeae (N. gonorrhoeae) strains resistant to azithromycin and/or with decreased susceptibility to ceftriaxone are common in China, according to a prevalence study published this week in PLOS Medicine. The study, ...
Feb 6, 2018
0
4
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Drug combination cost-effective for cesarean prophylaxis
(HealthDay)—The addition of azithromycin to cephalosporin for cesarean delivery infection prophylaxis is cost-effective and leads to better maternal outcomes, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in Obstetrics & ...
Nov 14, 2017
0
0
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study shows azithromycin overprescribed for childhood pneumonia
A combination of two antibiotics is often prescribed to treat community-acquired pneumonia in children but a JAMA Pediatrics study is now showing that using just one of the two has the same benefit to patients in most cases.
Nov 1, 2017
0
0
