Drug hypersensitivity in children: report from the pediatric task force of the EAACI Drug Allergy Interest Group

ER Gomes, K Brockow, S Kuyucu, F Saretta, F Mori… - Allergy, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
When questioned, about 10% of the parents report suspected hypersensitivity to at least one
drug in their children. However, only a few of these reactions can be confirmed as allergic …

The use of systemic and topical fluoroquinolones

MA Jackson, GE Schutze… - …, 2016 - publications.aap.org
Appropriate prescribing practices for fluoroquinolones, as well as all antimicrobial agents,
are essential as evolving resistance patterns are considered, additional treatment …

Infection with and Carriage of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Children

PM Meyer Sauteur, WWJ Unger, D Nadal… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
“Atypical” pneumonia was described as a distinct and mild form of community-acquired
pneumonia (CAP) already before Mycoplasma pneumoniae had been discovered and …

Safety concerns surrounding quinolone use in children

K Patel, JL Goldman - The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Fluoroquinolones are highly effective antibiotics with many desirable pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamic properties including high bioavailability, large volume of distribution, and …

[HTML][HTML] Drug safety: The concept, inception and its importance in patients' health

TM Alshammari - Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Drug safety is one of the hottest topics in daily medical practice, particularly with
regard to approving new medication or questioning the possibility of withdrawing a drug …

[HTML][HTML] Safety study of Ciprofloxacin in newborn mice

T Bourgeois, AL Delezoide, W Zhao, F Guimiot… - Regulatory Toxicology …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ciprofloxacin, a broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent belonging to the fluoroquinolone family,
is prescribed off-label in infants less than one year of age. Ciprofloxacin is included in the …

Antibiotics and breastfeeding

F de Sá Del Fiol, S Barberato-Filho… - Chemotherapy, 2016 - karger.com
During the breastfeeding period, bacterial infections can occur in the nursing mother,
requiring the use of antibiotics. A lack of accurate information may lead health care …

Comparison of ciprofloxacin-based triple therapy with conventional triple regimen for Helicobacter pylori eradication in children

F Farahmand, T Mohammadi, M Najafi, G Fallahi… - Acta Medica …, 2016 - acta.tums.ac.ir
Helicobacter pylori infection is a prevalent disease among Iranian children. The purpose of
this study was to compare the effect of ciprofloxacin and furazolidone on eradicating …

Mycobacterial (Skin) Infections

B Naafs, CLM van Hees, J van Ingen - Antibiotic and Antifungal Therapies …, 2016 - Springer
Mycobacterium is a genus of the Actinobacteria, belonging to family Mycobacteriaceae. The
genus includes pathogens known to cause serious diseases, including tuberculosis …

Effect of alginate on hydroxyapatite/gelatin nanocomposites for orthopedic applications

K Sangeetha, EK Girija - Journal of Bionanoscience, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
Functionality of the composite bone grafts can be enhanced by combining antibiotics with
bone graft materials which play a dual role such as bone substitutes as well as local drug …