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Fighting P. aeruginosa (Part I)

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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)→

FDA Adboard on Tedizolid – Why?

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FDA’s Advisory Board session for tedizolid (3/31/2014) was a foregone affair:  Looking at the reviewer’s slides, there was really no question about the drug’s efficacy.  Did tedizolid cure as many patients as linezolid?  Yes, it did.  Did the sponsor follow the latest ABSSSI Guidance criteria for establishing non-inferiority?  Yes, they Continue reading FDA Adboard on Tedizolid – Why?→