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July 1, 2000PREVIEW
As clinicians struggle to maintain effectiveness of antibiotics for serious pathogens, a variety of social, cultural, and economic factors are compromising care. Two recently published articles...
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June 1, 2000PREVIEW
The first agent in a completely new class of antibiotics—linezolid (Zyvox—Pharmacia)— is indicated for treatment of problematic gram-positive pathogens. The antibiotic, with...
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April 1, 2000PREVIEW
New information is leading clinicians to experiment with shorter courses and fewer daily doses of penicillin V in the treatment of group A beta-hemolytic streptococci (GAHBS) pharyngitis. While...
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February 1, 2000PREVIEW
January’s flu epidemic produced spot shortages of the new, broad-spectrum neuraminidase inhibitors, but many patients could have been treated with older, less expensive agents that are...
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January 1, 2000PREVIEW
Hospitalized neutropenic patients at low risk for complications can be effectively treated during febrile episodes with oral agents, avoiding the expense of intravenous therapy.
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