Antibiotics are a category of chemical compounds used to treat bacterial infections and are
widely applied in cultivation, animal husbandry, aquaculture, and pharmacy. Currently …

The inappropriate use of antibiotics can increase the likelihood of antibiotic resistance and
adverse events. In the United States, nearly a third of antibiotic prescriptions in outpatient …

Background While antibiotics are life-saving drugs, their use is not without risk, including
adverse events and antibiotic resistance. The majority of US antibiotic prescriptions are …

OBJECTIVES: To characterize and compare ambulatory antibiotic prescribing for children in
US pediatric and nonpediatric emergency departments (EDs). METHODS: A cross-sectional …

Objectives: Describe the mechanism of antibacterial action for erythromycin. Outline the
infectious and non-infectious indications for erythromycin. Review the potential adverse …

Importance Prior publications have reported the sporadic development of sensorineural
hearing loss (SNHL) after intravenous or high-dose macrolide therapy for adults with …

Introducción. El uso inadecuado de antibióticos se asocia con aumento de la resistencia
antimicrobiana, mayores costos de atención médica, más efectos adversos y peores …

Objective: We evaluated the effect of a behaviorally enhanced quality improvement
intervention in reducing the number of antibiotic prescriptions written for antibiotic …

Inappropriate antibiotic use can increase the likelihood of antibiotic resistance and adverse
events. Nearly a third of US outpatient antibiotic prescriptions are unnecessary, and …

Azithromycin (Zithromax) is the most consistently studied antibiotic for use in treating
patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus; it does not improve mortality after 28 days or …