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Nitrofurantoin – An Old Drug Resurrected Needs Prospective Scrutiny

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When older drugs get reintroduced into clinical practice because pathogens have developed resistance to newer agents, it comes at the price of uncertainty. Often, older drugs were approved based on rather limited data, often considered incomplete by today’s standards.  Take colistin as an example: approved in the early 60ies, we still Continue reading Nitrofurantoin – An Old Drug Resurrected Needs Prospective Scrutiny→

Treating GC in the Face of Dwindling Antibiotic Options – (1)

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Looking across the Northern border it is clear that CDC Guidelines are not universally followed even in North America. Public Health Canada still recommends cefixime for uncomplicated gonorrhea (GC), albeit at the high single oral dose of 800 mg [1]. In the US, CDC has opted for combination treatment with ceftriaxone Continue reading Treating GC in the Face of Dwindling Antibiotic Options – (1)→

An Inconvenient Truth: Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Campylobacter

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When Al Gore became a best-selling author with “An Inconvenient Truth” he warned about climate change.  When it comes to antibiotic resistance and the current situation of “Bad Bugs, No Drugs”, there are many voices warning us about a return to the pre-antibiotic era. Why does it take so long Continue reading An Inconvenient Truth: Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Campylobacter→