Anti-Bacterial Agents - Research News and Information

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Antibiotic use predicts an increased risk of cancer.

30 Oct 2008 Antibiotic use has been hypothesized to be associated with the risk of cancer but the evidence is sparse and inconsistent. The aim of the present study was to determine whether antibiotic use predicts the development of various cancers. This ... Read more...

Role of Klebsiella oxytoca in antibiotic-associated diarrhea.

30 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: Klebsiella oxytoca was recently shown to be the causative agent of antibiotic-associated hemorrhagic colitis. Because it is unclear whether K. oxytoca also causes nonhemorrhagic antibiotic-associated diarrhea, our study investigated a ... Read more...

The use of rifampicin-miconazole-impregnated catheters reduces the incidence of femoral and jugular catheter-related bacteremia.

30 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: The guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention do not recommend the use of an antimicrobial- or antiseptic-impregnated catheter for short-term use. In previous studies, we have found a higher incidence of central ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Anti-Bacterial Agents'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Errors in a meta-analysis of treatments for Helicobacter pylori infection. 2 Nov 2008
• Cefepime-induced neutropenia in a teenager. 30 Oct 2008
• Antibiotic use predicts an increased risk of cancer. 30 Oct 2008
• Role of Klebsiella oxytoca in antibiotic-associated diarrhea. 30 Oct 2008
• The use of rifampicin-miconazole-impregnated catheters reduces the incidence of femoral and jugular catheter-related bacteremia. 30 Oct 2008
• Clinical implications of antimicrobial resistance for therapy. 30 Oct 2008
• Survey, laboratory and statistical methods for the BSAC Resistance Surveillance Programmes. 30 Oct 2008
• Analysis, power and design of antimicrobial resistance surveillance studies, taking account of inter-centre variation and turnover. 30 Oct 2008
• The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Resistance Surveillance Project: a successful collaborative model. 30 Oct 2008
• Non-susceptibility trends among Enterobacteriaceae from bacteraemias in the UK and Ireland, 2001-06. 30 Oct 2008
• Non-susceptibility trends among Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other non-fermentative Gram-negative bacteria from bacteraemias in the UK and Ireland, 2001-06. 30 Oct 2008
• Non-susceptibility trends among staphylococci from bacteraemias in the UK and Ireland, 2001-06. 30 Oct 2008
• Non-susceptibility trends among enterococci and non-pneumococcal streptococci from bacteraemias in the UK and Ireland, 2001-06. 30 Oct 2008
• Non-susceptibility trends and serotype distributions among Streptococcus pneumoniae from community-acquired respiratory tract infections and from bacteraemias in the UK and Ireland, 1999 to 2007. 30 Oct 2008
• Non-susceptibility trends among Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis from community-acquired respiratory tract infections in the UK and Ireland, 1999-2007. 30 Oct 2008
• Daptomycin: rationale and role in the management of skin and soft tissue infections. 30 Oct 2008
• Daptomycin in endocarditis and bacteraemia: a British perspective. 30 Oct 2008
• Who's winning the war? 30 Oct 2008
• Clinical experience with daptomycin: bacteraemia and endocarditis. 30 Oct 2008
• Future directions with daptomycin. 30 Oct 2008

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Technical information about 'Anti-Bacterial Agents'

Definition: Substances that reduce the growth or reproduction of BACTERIA.

Registry Number: 0

Descriptor UI: D000900

Alternative terms: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Agents, Anti-Bacterial; Anti Bacterial Agents; Antibacterial Agents; Agents, Antibacterial; Antibiotics; Bacteriocidal Agents; Agents, Bacteriocidal; Bacteriocides; Anti-Mycobacterial Agents; Agents, Anti-Mycobacterial; Anti Mycobacterial Agents; Antimycobacterial Agents; Agents, Antimycobacterial;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; biosynthesis; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemical synthesis; classification; diagnostic use; economics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; poisoning; radiation effects; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Tree Number: D27.505.954.122.085;

History Note: 2004(1963)

Technical Notes: GEN or unspecified; resistance to antibiotics = DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL or specifics; preop use of antibiotics for prev of infect: index under ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS (IM) + specific antibiotic /ther use (IM)