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In a recent publication Raffi et al. suggest that it may be time to drop efavirenz (Sustiva®) from 1st line HIV treatment recommendations [1]. The authors make the claim that efavirenz was inferior to rilpivirin (Edurant®) and dolutegravir (Tivicay®) in a total of 3 recent controlled studies. They review the CNS side effect profile Continue reading Should Efavirenz Remain a Tier 1 ART Drug?
It has never been easy to cure Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. Few antibiotics nowadays have reliable activity against this problem pathogen that seems to have more built-in resistance features than most other Gram-negatives. In the past, cephalosporins, aztreonam, penems, ciprofloxacin, and aminoglycosides were useful drugs with reliably cidal activity, especially when Continue reading Fighting P. aeruginosa (Part I)
George Washington, age 67, had a bad peritonsillar or epiglottal abscess; indeed, he died from it as his personal physicians resorted to extensive blood letting and did not dare lance the abscess. He would have recovered with penicillin, I guess, but in his days the best treatment option for quinsy was surgical drainage. Continue reading Strep Infections in High Places