BACKGROUND New therapeutic strategies are needed to face the rapid spread of multidrug-resistant staphylococci in veterinary medicine. The objective of this study was to identify synergies between antimicrobial and non-antimicrobial drugs commonly used in companion animals as a possible strategy to restore antimicrobial susceptibility in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius (MR...

INTRODUCTION Cough is a protective reflex that helps to expel irritant matter and is necessary for preventing mechanical obstruction to breathing.[1] It is the most common symptom affecting a large population and presenting to general practitioners. It can also be associated with the pulmonary diseases like common cold, pneumonia and chronic bronchitis.[2] Up to 40% of patients with chronic cou...

Sir,—Twelve days before admission, a baby girl (aged 9 months, wt 12 kg) had coughed violently while eating boiled egg and bread and, although it was considered possible that she had aspirated some food, she had remained well for 8 h until severe dyspnoea developed during sleep. An initial diagnosis of asthmatic bronchitis was made and she was treated with isoprenaline and bromhexine. On the da...

Kartagener syndrome (KGS) is a rare inherited disorder characterized by situs inversus viscerum (including dextrocardia) and primary ciliary dyskinesia resulting in chronic respiratory tract infections, bronchiectasis and sinusitis. Possible anesthesiologic challenges are related to the respiratory system and increased susceptibility to infectious complications. There are several case reports o...

A 23-year-old female novice, with no previous history of heart disease was prescribed 1. Cap. amoxycillin 250 mg, 1 cap thrice a day 2. A fixed dose combination tablet for cold, 1 tab twice a day, containing: Pseudoephedrine 60 mg Chlorpheniramine 2 mg Bromhexine HCl 8 mg 3. Cough syrup 1 teaspoon thrice a day, each 5 ml containing: Ammonium chloride 100 mg Chlorpheniramine 2 mg Menthol 0.5 mg ...