Ebola – Fact Sheet (Updated 10/3/2014)

The WHO just released the latest statistics on what has turned into the largest ever outbreak of Ebola virus (EBOV) in Africa.  The epidemic started in Guinea around December 2013. As of 7/27/2014, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone have reported Continue reading Ebola – Fact Sheet (Updated 10/3/2014)

QT Prolongation with Azithromycin and Levofloxacin

Several antibiotic classes are associated with QTc prolongation: macrolides, quinolones, the antimalarials that share the quinine structure, and many azole antifungals.  FDA warned about the proarrhythmic effects of azithromycin in 2013 [i] but it is a recent publication by Rao Continue reading QT Prolongation with Azithromycin and Levofloxacin