antimicrobial therapy

Case histories of outpatients with acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis (AECB) were analyzed. Diagnoses were classified according to the ICD-10, antimicrobials – to the ATC classification. Altogether 783 case histories of patients aged from 16 to …

Case histories of outpatients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) who had not required hospitalization were randomly selected in seven regions of Russia for retrospective analysis. Diagnoses were classified according to the ICD-10; antimicrobials …

Spread of multiresistant bacteria makes us to reconsider our attitude to some well-known old antimicrobials, including polymyxins – a class of polypeptide antibiotics that are active against many multiresistant gram-negative nosocomial pathogens – …

While many studies have been completed comparing antibiotics or antibiotic combinations in the treatment of specific infections, few studies have focussed on the necessary duration of treatment. If antibiotics are generally safe, is it necessary to …

Recent approaches to management of infective endocarditis including recognition, empirical treatment, and etiological therapy depending on causative agent (streptococci, staphylococci, gram-negative bacteria, fungi and unknown etiology) are given in …

The present guidelines for clinical practice suggest preferable approaches to the problem of antibacterial therapy pneumonia in children. Сlassification of pneumonia, risk factors, current data on aetiology and antimicrobial resistance of respiratory …