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Macrolide antibiotics and asthma treatment
Treatment for acute asthma exacerbations is a major need not adequately met by current therapies.
Is macrolide antibiotic resistance a problem ?
Macrolide antibiotics are an alternative to tetracycline antibiotics. Macrolides tend to be more expensive and there is less clinical history compared to tetracyclines. Macrolides inhibit bacterial protein synthesis and their...
Pneumonia explained
Pneumonia is a type of lung infection, caused by a virus or bacteria. The lungs are filled with thousands of tubes, called bronchi, which end in smaller sacs called alveoli. Each one has a fine mesh of capillaries. This is where...
Antibiotic-Resistant "Staph" Skin Infections
Recently, doctors in Los Angeles have been seeing an increasing number of patients with skin infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus ("Staph") bacteria that are resistant to many antibiotics (drugs that kill bacteria). The Los...