(1) Dear Alice, I heard that while it's generally not advised to take antibiotics while on the birth control pill, it's still okay to take tetracycline. Is this true? (2) Dear Alice, I have heard many many times that antibiotics interfere with the effectiveness of oral contraceptives, but what about the depo-provera shot? Is there any research showing decreased effectiveness of Depo-Provera whe...

OBJECTIVE Neonatal invasive candidiasis is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We describe the association between invasive candidiasis and changes in use of antifungal prophylaxis, empirical antifungal therapy, and broad-spectrum antibacterial antibiotics over time. METHODS We examined data from 709,325 infants at 322 NICUs managed by the Pediatrix Medical Group from 1997 to...

Enterobacter asburiae and Aeromonas hydrophila are gram-negative bacilli that have been isolated in soil and water. Enterobacter asburiae can cause an array of diseases, and exposure to A hydrophila can cause soft tissue infections, including necrotizing faciitis.A healthy-appearing 22-year-old man presented with an innocuous soft tissue injury to his leg due to an all-terrain vehicle crash. He...

(1) Dear Alice, I heard that while it's generally not advised to take antibiotics while on the birth control pill, it's still okay to take tetracycline. Is this true? (2) Dear Alice, I have heard many many times that antibiotics interfere with the effectiveness of oral contraceptives, but what about the depo-provera shot? Is there any research showing decreased effectiveness of Depo-Provera whe...

This study evaluated the effects of broad-spectrum antibiotics on the gastrointestinal (G.I.) yeast flora of humans and correlated the findings with those obtained from a mouse model of G.I. colonization by Candida albicans. We prospectively studied 46 adult cancer patients who received one of five broad-spectrum antibiotics (ceftriaxone, ceftazidime, ticarcillin-clavulanic acid, imipenem-cilas...

(1) Dear Alice, I heard that while it's generally not advised to take antibiotics while on the birth control pill, it's still okay to take tetracycline. Is this true? (2) Dear Alice, I have heard many many times that antibiotics interfere with the effectiveness of oral contraceptives, but what about the depo-provera shot? Is there any research showing decreased effectiveness of Depo-Provera whe...

BACKGROUND The overall volume of antibiotic consumption in the community is one of the foremost causes of antimicrobial resistance. There is much ad-hoc information about the inappropriate consumption of antibiotics, over-the-counter availability, and inadequate dosage but there is very little actual evidence of community practices. METHODS This study surveyed antibiotic use in the community ...

(1) Dear Alice, I heard that while it's generally not advised to take antibiotics while on the birth control pill, it's still okay to take tetracycline. Is this true? (2) Dear Alice, I have heard many many times that antibiotics interfere with the effectiveness of oral contraceptives, but what about the depo-provera shot? Is there any research showing decreased effectiveness of Depo-Provera whe...

A global crisis of antibiotic resistance is ongoing, especially with resistant gram-negative pathogens including Pseudomonas spp, carbapenemaseproducing Enterobacteriaceae, and extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)producing organisms. The increasing rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections is also a concern.1 One newer intravenous cephalosporin (ceftaroline) was appr...