BACKGROUND To investigate the prevalence of antibiotic usage in children aged <5 years with acute respiratory tract illness (ARTI) in Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data were collected from a national health survey conducted in 2010 (Iran's Multiple Indicator Demographic and Health Survey). Participants of this cross-sectional study were selected by multistage stratified cluster-random sampling ...

A new antibiotic, leucinostatin, was isolated from the culture filtrate of Fenicillium lilacinum. The antibiotic was obtained in the form of white prisms, decomposing at 131~136°C, and showing optical rotation [^]d2+644° (c 0.5, methanol). The ultraviolet absorption spectrum showed only an inflection at 220nm in methanol. The antibiotic gave a positive reaction to biuret and negative to ninhydr...

Oral probiotics containing spores of Bacillus clausii are given to the patients who have undergone major surgery or on long term antibiotic course, restore intestinal microbial flora. We reporting a rare case where oral probiotic suspension was injected intravenously by mistake. shall be discussing in detail reactionary changes caused erroneous injection body, its effects, complications and tre...

PURPOSE To elucidate the Chinese practice of intraocular antibiotics administration for prophylaxis after open globe injury. METHODS A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was performed online by scanning a Quickmark (QR) code with smartphones at the 20th Chinese National Conference of Ocular Trauma in November 2014. RESULTS A total of 153 (30.6%) of all participators at the conference resp...

Antibiotic levels in bone and fat were measured in patients undergoing knee replacement to determine the time that should elapse between intravenous injection and tourniquet inflation. The tissue levels increased progressively with time, and there was wide variation in absorption rate between patients and between the two cephalosporins assessed. Five minutes should probably be left between syst...

PURPOSE To identify the risk factors associated with fluoroquinolone resistance in patients undergoing cataract surgery. METHODS A total of 1,125 patients (1,125 eyes) who underwent cataract surgery at Veterans Health Service Medical Center from May 2011 to July 2012 were enrolled in this study. Conjunctival cultures were obtained from the patients on the day of surgery before instillation of...