Urinary Tract Infections Oct 25, 2009
The most commonly used antibiotics include trimethoprim, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, amaxicillin, ampicillin and nitrofurotoin. The type and regimen of treatment depends of the age, sex and type of infection. (Suite101.com)
Typhoid Fever Cases In U.S. Linked To Foreign Travel Aug 27, 2009
In addition, "272 (13 percent) of 2,016 isolates tested were resistant to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (multidrug-resistant S Typhi [MDRST]); 758 (38 percent) were resistant to nalidixic acid (nalidixic acid-resistant S Typhi [NARST]) and 734 NARST isolates (97 percent) had decreased susceptibility to ciprofloxacin. The proportion of NARST increased from 19 percent in 1999 to 54 percent in 2006.". "Patients with resistant infections were more likely to report... (Science Daily)
Drug-Resistant Typhoid Increasing in the U.S. Aug 27, 2009
Among 2,016 "Typhi" samples sent to the CDC by U.S. public health laboratories for testing, 13 percent were resistant to the antibiotics ampicillin, chloramphenicol, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Thirty-eight percent of samples tested were resistant to an older antibiotic called nalidixic acid and the vast majority of these samples were not very susceptible to the killing power of the antibiotic ciprofloxacin. (MEDLINEplus)
Mobile Phamacists -who is reponsible? Aug 19, 2009
Drugs which are most of the time sold are ampicillin, and some other pills that can be easily taken. This also leads to drug abuse and other complications for the unsuspecting comsumers. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Nurses offer tips for surviving a hospital stay Aug 9, 2009
The nurse answered it was ampicillin, an antibiotic. "I was like, 'My dad is allergic,' and they said, 'Oh, you're right.' That could have been a fatal outcome.". (CNN -- Health)
Hemorrhagic Gastroenteritis in Dogs Jul 21, 2009
Commonly used antibiotics are ampicillin and metronidazole, although other antibiotics may be used as well. Anti-emetics (such as metoclopramide, maropitant, chlorpromazine and others) are commonly used to control vomiting when necessary. (Suite101.com)
Pang Yiu Kai Feb 8, 2009
The Meatsafe Beta-Lactam test identifies animals that no longer have Amoxicillin, Ampicillin, Cloxacillin, Hetacillin or Penicillin drug residues. In trials performed by Silver Lake Research, Meatsafe Beta-Lactam reliably predicted those animals that would pass/not pass the tissue residue tests performed by the Food Safety Inspection Service at a processing facility. (Sioux Falls Tri-State Neighbor, SD)
