Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy,

Clinical pharmacokinetics of oral azithromycin in epididymal tissue

Publication date: Available online 27 June 2019Source: Journal of Infection and ChemotherapyAuthor(s): Takuya Sadahira, Koichiro Wada, Kazuro Ikawa, Norifumi Morikawa, Masao Mitsui, Motoo Araki, Masachika Fujiyoshi, Ayano Ishii, Masami Watanabe, Toyohiko Watanabe, Yasutomo NasuAbstractObjectivesChlamydia trachomatis is one of the major pathogens causing acute epididymitis. Azithromycin (AZM) has a good efficacy against C. trachomatis; however, the ability of AZM to penetrate into human epididymal...

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

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The intervention by an antimicrobial stewardship team can improve clinical and microbiological outcomes of resistant gram-negative bacteria

Publication date: Available online 26 June 2019Source: Journal of Infection and ChemotherapyAuthor(s): Koichi Yamada, Waki Imoto, Kazushi Yamairi, Wataru Shibata, Hiroki Namikawa, Naoko Yoshii, Hiroki Fujimoto, Kiyotaka Nakaie, Yasuyo Okada, Akiko Fujita, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Yoshikatsu Shinoda, Yasutaka Nakamura, Yukihiro Kaneko, Hisako Yoshida, Hiroshi KakeyaAbstractAntibiotic stewardship (AS) improves patient outcomes and rates of antibiotic susceptibilities. However, the long-term effect of AS...

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

13:44