This essay introduces a new featured section, to be published in Small Axe annually, that explores the critical vocabulary of field Caribbean studies.

OBJECTIVES To analyse an Italian database of spontaneous reporting of suspected adverse drug reactions in order to compare the safety profile of amoxicillin and amoxicillin/clavulanic acid. METHODS Data were retrieved from the spontaneous reports collected by six Italian regions (the GIF database) from January 1988 to June 2005. Drug utilization data were also available for the two drugs. The...

Abstract “Queer” is a relatively recent and somewhat controversial term in African studies. Yet it proving to be productive, not only for understanding subjectivities of sexuality gender, but also situating Africa’s position the larger economy knowledge. Otu van Klinken explore productive tensions between “queer” “Africa,” aim read Africa as queer from Africa. Thus, rather than imagining polar ...

Agar dilution MIC testing of amoxicillin, amoxicillin-BRL 42715, amoxicillin-clavulanate, temafloxacin, and clindamycin against 496 beta-lactamase-producing anaerobic gram-negative rods revealed MICs for 90% of the strains tested of 256.0 (amoxicillin), 2.0 (amoxicillin-BRL 42715 and amoxicillin-clavulanate), and 4.0 (temafloxacin and clindamycin) microgram/ml. Amoxicillin, temafloxacin, and cl...

OBJECTIVES To: (i) assess if amoxicillin/clavulanate is a useful option for the management of multidrug-resistant/extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/XDR-TB); (ii) assess if meropenem/clavulanate is active against Mycobacterium tuberculosis at concentrations achievable in vivo; and (iii) determine whether there was inhibition of meropenem/clavulanate activity in the presence of amoxici...

Introduction: In Ecuador, the diversity of Aeromonas species and their resistance profiles to antibiotics in most aquatic ecosystems are unknown. Objective: To know genus present mineralmedicinal water spa “Santagua de Chachimbiro” Cuicocha crater volcanic lake. Methodology: Water samples from lake Cuicocha, located province Imbabura-Ecuador, were analyzed. The isolation was carried out by deep...

Background: Urinary tract infections (UTIs), which are among the most prevalent both in general population and health care facilities, ranked second only to upper espiratory terms of prevalence disease. Methodology: Samples for current investigation were gathered from severalprivate public hospitals. Based on colony morphology, these samples identified via Gramstaining biochemical analysis. Fol...