antimicrobial therapy

This review contains brief information on the epidemiology of salmonellosis as well as the modern classification and nomenclature of Salmonella genus. The main mechanisms of antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella and their prevalence are summarized. …

Piperacillin/tazobactam, penicillin/beta-lactamase inhibitor combination, has a broad antimicrobial spectrum, including most gram-positive cocci and gram-negativeaerobic and anaerobic bacteria (including beta-lactamase producing microorganisms). …

Efficacy of antimicrobial treatment regimens in pregnant or non-pregnant women with bacterial vaginosis (BV) is difficult to evaluate. It’s due to variability of the diagnosis and cure criteria currently used in clinical studies. This paper …

Choice of empiric therapy should be based on complex of data on etiology and local antimicrobial resistance trends as well as on clinical-economic analysis. According to our results, from the pharmacoeconomic point of view the most optimal agents for …

The objectives of this study were to investigate etiology of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (ABR) in young soldiers, to determine susceptibility to different antimicrobial agents and to assess clinical efficacy of antimicrobial therapy in ABR. …

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the 4-8th leading killer of people worldwide and the most leading cause of death from infections in US. This article is a review of innovations and differences between the recent American Thoracic Society (ATS) …

Fournier’s gangrene is a relatively rare disease and comprises specific form of necrotizing fasciitis. This review presents a history of this disease. Several controversial issues, such as etiology, which is polymicrobial and to some extent depends …

Methods to improve patient compliance with treatment are rarely used by physicians in their practice. It may be in part because of the lack of adequate information on this issue. This paper reviews adherence of the patients with respiratory tract …

Multicenter prospective non-comparative open-label clinical study to assess clinical and microbiological efficacy and safety of josamycin (16-memebered macrolide) in adults with non-severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) was performed. Patients …

Pneumonia is the common bacterial infection among elderly patients in nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Pneumonia in that population is often severe and associated with high mortality. The high prevalence of this infection, diagnostic …