Antibiotic Therapy for Invasive Bacterial Diarrhea

Antibiotic and Antiparasitic Therapy in Chronic Diarrhea

Chronic and recurrent diarrheal illnesses are common in malnourished populations, particularly in young children, and contribute significantly to malabsorption and undernutrition. There is a vast array of infectious causes of these illnesses, parasitic, bacterial, fungal, and viral, which present major problems in prevention, control, and treatment of childhood diarrheal diseases in developing ...

Antibiotic Therapy of Bacterial Endocarditis.

the best antibiotic pair for bactericidal effect. Twelve of the last 14 patients were cured (86 p)er cent), 10 with combined therapy. The cure rate in enterococcal endocarditis now approximates that of endocarditis caused by penicillin-sensitive streptococci. A maximal number of cures is achieved by individualization of therapy. The daily dosage of penicillin and the duration of combined I)enic...

Update on Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and Antibiotic-responsive Diarrhea

[Duration of antibiotic therapy in bacterial meningitis].

The duration of antibiotic therapy in bacterial meningitis is a controversial issue. Antibiotic regimens have changed over time along with the criteria used to determine the ideal antibiotic therapy duration. The authors aim to make an historical overview on this matter and simultaneously add the evidence of recent studies, pointing out some issues in results interpretation, namely, their desig...

Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea after antibiotic treatment for traveler's diarrhea.

Diarrhea commonly affects international travelers. Episodes are usually short-lasting, but in some patients, symptoms may persist. Clostridium difficile infection should be excluded in travelers with prolonged disease. We report what is, to our knowledge, the first reported study of patients with C. difficile-associated diarrhea after receipt of antibiotic treatment for traveler's diarrhea.