antibiotic/nausea

BACKGROUND Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E. Brown, popularly known as "erva-cidreira," is commonly found in northeastern Brazil. The leaves tea is used to treat digestive disturbances, nausea, cough, and bronchitis. OBJECTIVE This work reports the chemical composition and erythromycin-modifying activity by

Introduction: Tiamulin is a semisynthetic pleuromutilin diterpene veterinary antibiotic, widely used in farms. We present a case of prolonged QT-interval and ventricular tachyarrhythmia after tiamulin inhalation. Case presentation: A 43-year-old veterinarian without previous medical

In the context of globally increasing antimicrobial resistance, tigecycline appears to be a useful therapeutic option. The need for prolonged courses for complex infections has prompted consideration of its use via outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) programmes, although clinical

UNASSIGNED Recommended treatment for travelers' diarrhea includes the combination of an antibiotic, usually a fluoroquinolone or azithromycin, and loperamide for rapid resolution of symptoms. However, adverse events, postdose nausea with high-dose azithromycin, effectiveness of single-dose

OBJECTIVE There has been much recent interest in the use of macrolide antibiotics as chronic suppressive therapy in patients with cystic fibrosis. Three recent randomized, placebo-controlled trials have been conducted. RESULTS All three trials used similar regimens of azithromycin, and lung function

BACKGROUND The optimal duration of antibiotic therapy in older patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) is still a matter of debate. The aim of this randomized controlled double-blind noninferiority trial was to compare the efficacy and safety of 3-day and 7-day courses of oral

BACKGROUND Chronic severe infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, affects many people with cystic fibrosis (CF). There is evidence from the laboratory and from other disease processes that macrolide antibiotics, whilst not directly active against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, may have indirect actions

A 78-year-old black woman with a 10-year history of diabetes mellitus was admitted to the intensive care unit. Upon admission, she presented with chills, nausea, and left flank pain. The presence of hyperglycemia (fasting blood glucose, 19.7 mmol/L) and an altered consciousness required immediate

BACKGROUND The routine use of antibiotics in septorhinoplasty is widespread and recommended in many textbooks despite the lack of scientific evidence for their use. This practice has led to extensive discussions in the face of the emerging threat of antibiotic resistance and rising health care

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to elucidate whether palliative cancer patients benefit from antibiotic treatment in the last two weeks of life when an infection is suspected. METHODS We reviewed medical records from 160 deceased palliative cancer patients that had been included in previous

Monotherapy of osteomyelitis with the newer broad-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotics has become attractive because of the efficacy, safety, and cost of these antibiotics when compared with conventional combination therapy. Imipenem/cilastatin is a recent and promising addition to this antibiotic

Non-specific abdominal complaints are a very frequent cause of discomfort. Even if only comparatively few are brought to the attention of the physician, they account for a considerable portion of the reasons for seeking medical care, both in acute and chronic conditions. On the other hand, few drugs

This trial was performed to compare quince (Cydonia oblonga) fruit with vitamin B6 on 76 pregnant women with a gestational age of 6-14 weeks and mild-to-moderate nausea and vomiting (NVP) (40 in the quince and 36 in the B6 group). The 'Pregnancy-Unique Quantification of Emesis' (PUQE-24) scale was

Dexamethasone is an effective prophylaxis against postoperative nausea and vomiting but is immunosuppressive and may predispose patients to an increased postoperative infection risk. This matched case-control study examined the association between the administration of a single intraoperative