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2. Lower respiratory tract infection - Wikipedia

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   2.74 million (2015) [ 2 ] Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is a term often used as a synonym for pneumonia but can also be applied to other types of infection including lung abscess and acute bronchitis. Symptoms include shortness of breath, weakness, fever, coughing and fatigue. [ 3 ] A routine chest X-ray is not always necessary for ...

3. Quinolone antibiotic - Wikipedia

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   The drug safety communication also announced the required labeling updates to reflect this new safety information. [85] The FDA put out another label change in July 2017, strengthening the warnings about potentially disabling adverse effects and limiting use of these drugs to second-line treatments for acute sinusitis, acute bronchitis, and ...

4. Azithromycin - Wikipedia

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   Azithromycin is an acid-stable antibiotic, so it can be taken orally with no need of protection from gastric acids. It is readily absorbed, but absorption is greater on an empty stomach. Time to peak concentration (T max) in adults is 2.1 to 3.2 hours for oral dosage forms.

5. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole - Wikipedia

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   The effects of trimethoprim causes a backlog of dihydrofolate (DHF) and this backlog can work against the inhibitory effect the drug has on tetrahydrofolate biosynthesis. This is where the sulfamethoxazole comes in; its role is in depleting the excess DHF by preventing it from being synthesised in the first place. [14]

6. Macrolide - Wikipedia

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   By inhibiting CYP3A4, macrolide antibitiotics, such as erythromycin and clarithromycin, but not azithromycin, can significantly increase the AUC of the drugs that depend on it for clearance, which can lead to higher risk of adverse effects or drug-drug interactions. Azithromycin stands apart from other macrolide antibiotics because it is a weak ...

7. Bronchitis - Wikipedia

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   Bronchitis is inflammation of the bronchi (large and medium-sized airways) in the lungs that causes coughing. Bronchitis usually begins as an infection in the nose, ears, throat, or sinuses. The infection then makes its way down to the bronchi. Symptoms include coughing up sputum, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest pain.

8. Bronchiectasis - Wikipedia

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   Azithromycin is a macrolide commonly used in bronchiectasis. Antibiotics are used in bronchiectasis to eradicate P. aeruginosa or MRSA, to suppress the burden of chronic bacterial colonization, and to treat exacerbations. [3] The use of daily oral non-macrolide antibiotic treatment has been studied in small case series, but not in randomized ...

9. Bacterial pneumonia - Wikipedia

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   Pneumococcal pneumonia can cause coughing up of blood, or hemoptysis, characteristically associated with "rusty" sputum[4] Night Sweats. Pathophysiology. [edit] Bacteria typically enter the lungwith inhalation, though they can reach the lung through the bloodstream if other parts of the body are infected. Often, bacterialive in parts of the ...