Levofloxacin

SC completed home visit with Pa at his apt. The Pa was admitted at Temple from 4/29/2016-4/30/2016 for Exacerbation of CODP. The Pa was prescribed one new medication Levofloxacin 500 mg to treat lung infection and three other forms of albuterol that he already have listed on his medication list in SAMS. According to the discharged paper work the Pa was admitted to the hospital for Exacerbation of CODP due to medication unavailability. The SC asked the Pa if he’s having trouble getting his…

affects the bone marrow, liver and eventually the intestinal tract. It affects how the liver produces bile and how the intestines absorb water and nutrients. Common treatments can include injections of Ciprofloxacin, Ofloxacin, Ceftriaxone, and Levofloxacin. When Ceftriaxone is injected, it signals antibodies to prepare and fight off the Typhoid Fever pathogens. Another common medication is quinolone. However doctors try to refrain from using quinolone due to its high resistance by the human…

Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia Pestis, usually carried by rodents and other small animals. It is a vector borne disease in humans, which means it is caused by bites from a flea that is infected with the disease, direct contact, inhalation, or ingestion of infected materials. There are three types of plague depending on the route of infection: bubonic, septicaemic, and pneumonic. There have been three major epidemics of plague throughout history. There have been…

plus ciprofloxacin + Tazobactam are the choice of treatment for snakebite generated wound infections (Dhanya shashidharan palappallil et al 2015, Shek et al (2009). To cover most predominant aerobic and anaerobic flora Amoxicillin / clavulanate + levofloxacin, chloramphenicol, cefotaxime, clindamycin, metronidazoles are also suitable alternatives to treat soft tissue infections (Richard F. clark et al 1983, C. M chen et al 2011, subramani et al 2012, R. S. Baylock 1999, L.E. Vissar et al…

Pseudomonas Aeruginosa also known as P. aeruginosa is a potential and commonly lethal cause of gram-negative infections (McCarthy, 2015). Infections resulting from P. aeruginosa are related with high rate of mortality and morbidity (Mizuta et al., 2006). Regrettably, the rise in P. aeruginosa resistance increasingly complicates decisions concerning treatment and leads to possible delays in suitable empirical dual antimicrobial therapy (Mizuta et al., 2006). However, early empirical dual…

Chlamydia Chlamydia is the most commonly reported bacterial sexually transmitted disease (STD) in the United States and a leading cause of infertility in women. It is most prevalent in sexually active younger population less than age twenty-four. In 2015, a total of 1,526,658 chlamydial infections were reported to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in fifty states and the District of Columbia. This case count corresponds to a rate of 478.8 cases per 100,000 population (CDC, 2016).…

related to age and co morbidities than the presence of the multiresistant organism per se. So the panel unanimously decided not include HCAP in the HAP/VAP guideline update this year. Use of antibiogram: The guideline also urges that every hospital and ICU has their own antibiogram tailored to their HAP/VAP population if possible. This was based on their evaluation of some observational studies one of them was done with 229 patients at 4 different institutions which showed the variation in…

1. According to Natural Medicine, Clinical Pharmacology, and LexiComp, it is not recommended that this patient take ginkgo extract as it has a high interaction with efavirenz, the effects and concentration of efavirenz may be decreased, and a moderate interaction with warfarin and may increase the risk of bleeding. 2. According to ACIP and the CDC website, it is recommended that this patient receive the Prevnar 13 vaccine. Adults aged 65 years or older who have not received PCV13, but…

tetracyclines (tetracycline, doxycycline, minocycline); aminoglycosides (gentamicin, amikacin, tobramycin); macrolides (erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin); clindamycin; sulfonamides and trimethoprim (co-trimoxazole); quinolones (ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, norfloxacin); metronidazole and tinidazole. Along with the main types of antibiotics, there are a number of other antibiotics that specialist or hospital doctors may prescribe for more uncommon infections such as…

at a 1 gram dose for 7 days. Doxycycline, a more affordable antibiotic than azithromycin, may be taken twice daily at a 100-milligram dose for 7 days (Singh, Marshall, 2016). Alternative 7 day oral antibiotic regimens include 500 milligrams of levofloxacin 4 times daily; 300 milligrams of ofloxacin twice daily; and 500 milligrams of erythromycin 4 times daily (Singh, Marshall, 2016). Pregnant women or neonates that are infected are recommended to take erythromycin under the observation of a…