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15 gru 2023 · For patients who cannot take any beta-lactam agent, we suggest intravenous vancomycin paired with either levofloxacin (750 mg IV once daily) or aztreonam (2 g IV every eight hours; dosing up to 2 g every six hours may be reasonable for weight >120 kg).
- Barras M, Legg A. Drug Dosing in Obese Adults. Aust Prescr 2017; 40:189
The importance of bacteria other than group A streptococci...
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ESBL: extended-spectrum beta-lactamase; IDU: intravenous...
- Sandra Nelson, MD
Acute cellulitis and erysipelas in adults: Treatment....
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- Latifi R, Gogna S. Surgery for Complex Abdominal Wall Defects: Update of a Nine-Step Treatment Strategy. Surg Technol Int 2022; 40
One case of abdominal wall cellulitis responded to...
- Eder S, Stücker M, Läuchli S, Dissemond J. [Is Compression Therapy Contraindicated for Lower Leg Erysipelas? : Results of a Retrospective Analysis]. Hautarzt 2021; 72:34
OBJECTIVES To investigate whether antibiotic treatment of 6...
- Barras M, Legg A. Drug Dosing in Obese Adults. Aust Prescr 2017; 40:189
12 maj 2024 · An unpleasant or metallic taste has occasionally been reported after high doses of IV clindamycin. Dermatologic. Common (1% to 10%): Maculopapular rash; Uncommon (0.1% to 1%): Urticaria; Rare (less than 0.1%): Erythema multiforme, pruritus
Tell your doctor right away if you have any serious side effects, including: nausea/vomiting that doesn't stop, pain/swelling at injection site (if this drug is injected into a vein), dark...
9 lip 2018 · IV: 20-40 mg/kg/day IV divided q6-8h; max 900 mg/dose given IV; PO: 20-30 mg/kg/day PO divided q6-8h; max 450 mg/dose given PO; NOTE: guidelines for CAP, MRSA bone/joint and skin and soft tissue infections, and rhinosinusitis state that PO dose can be as high as 40 mg/kg/day; however, most use a max of 30 mg/kg/day PO for tolerability.
14 sie 2024 · Serious side effects and warnings. Clindamycin carries a Boxed Warning for Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD). Clindamycin can cause diarrhea, which may range in severity from mild to fatal colitis.
1 paź 2020 · Two studies compared antibiotics of the same class in both oral and IV groups. The remainder compared oral agents likely to have good efficacy in cellulitis (clindamycin, roxithromycin and pristinamycin) with IV penicillin.
11 sty 2023 · Its major disadvantage is its propensity to cause antibiotic-associated diarrhea, including Clostridioides difficile colitis. (See "Clostridioides difficile infection in adults: Epidemiology, microbiology, and pathophysiology".)
