Pertussis Vaccination for Adults: An Updated Guide for Clinicians by Kay Choong See

“…While treatment with macrolides is generally effective, it may not significantly alter the clinical course of the disease, and growing concerns about macrolide resistance are emerging. …”
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Susceptibility of Group A Beta-Hemolytic Streptococci in the Lower St Lawrence Region, Quebec by Annie DesRosiers, Patrick Dolcé, Philippe Jutras, Louise P Jetté

“…OBJECTIVE: To determine the susceptibility of group A beta-hemolytic streptococci (GABHS) in the lower St Lawrence region, Quebec to different antibiotics, particularly macrolides, and to compare different antibiogram methods (disk diffusion, E-test and microdilution) and incubation atmospheres (ambient air and 5% carbon dioxide).…”
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Sovereign CDS Premiums’ Reaction to Macroeconomic News: An Empirical Investigation by Min Lu, Michele Passariello, Xing Wang

“…In addition, we find that CDS spreads respond differently to the four macroindicators across the three different regions. Our findings might help investors in these areas to interpret the surprises of macronews announcements when making decisions in CDS markets.…”
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Evaluation of the Antimicrobial Activity of Phytochemicals from Tea and Agarwood Leaf Extracts against Isolated Bacteria from Poultry and Curd by Shah Rucksana Akhter Urme, Syeda Fahmida Ahmed, Mohammed Mostafa Al Quadir, Mst Rubaiat Nazneen Akhand, Mohammad Mehedi Hasan Khan

“…Potential beneficiary bacteria, Lysinibacillus macroides strain SRU-001 (NCBI accession no. MW665108), and pathogenic bacteria, Aeromonas caviae strain YPLS-62 (NCBI accession no. …”
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Daily versus three-times-weekly azithromycin in Chinese patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: protocol for a prospective, open-label and randomised controlled trial by Jing Li, Fei Chen, Wei Xiao, Feng Li, Lan Chen, Ting He, Yanxiong Mao, Aiping Zou, Bo Fan, Weihao Ni, Huimin You, Wenjiang Fu

“…Introduction Non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFB) brought a heavy healthcare burden worldwide. Macrolide maintenance therapy was proved to be helpful in reducing exacerbation of NCFB. …”
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Decreased Susceptibility of Shigella Isolates to Azithromycin in Children in Tehran, Iran by Parisa Behruznia, Mehrzad Sadredinamin, Ali Hashemi, Bahareh Hajikhani, Neda Yousefi Nojookambari, Mahboobeh Behruznia, Zohreh Ghalavand

“…Among the 120 Shigella spp., only the mph(A) gene (49.2%) was detected and other macrolide resistance genes were absent. The phenotypic activity of efflux pump was observed in 1.9% of isolates which were associated with over expression of both omp(A) and omp(W) genes. …”
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Anti-inflammatory and immunomodulating effects of clarithromycin in patients with cystic fibrosis lung disease by Alexander L. Pukhalsky, Galina V. Shmarina, Nikolai I. Kapranov, Svetlana N. Kokarovtseva, Daria Pukhalskaya, Natalia J. Kashirskaja

“…BACKGROUND and aim: Macrolide antibiotics are widely used in the treatment of suppurative lung diseases including cystic fibrosis (CF), the most common inherited fatal disease in the Caucasian population. …”
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Azithromycin Inhibits Mucus Hypersecretion from Airway Epithelial Cells by Takeshi Shimizu, Shino Shimizu

“…To examine the in vivo effects of the 15-member macrolide, azithromycin (AZM), on mucus hypersecretion, we induced hypertrophic and metaplastic changes of goblet cells in rat nasal epithelium by intranasal instillation of ovalbumin (OVA) in OVA-sensitized rats, or by intranasal lipopolysaccharides (LPS) instillation. …”
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Chlamydial Pneumonitis: A Creepy Neonatal Disease by Kam Lun Hon, Alexander K. C. Leung

“…The literature is searched to review if treatment with a systemic macrolide antibiotic is needed in an otherwise asymptomatic neonate with chlamydial pneumonitis.…”
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A Case of Prolonged Cholestatic Hepatitis Induced by Azithromycin in a Young Woman by Caterina Maggioli, Luca Santi, Giacomo Zaccherini, Vittoria Bevilacqua, Francesca Giunchi, Paolo Caraceni

“…Azithromycin, a semisynthetic macrolides, is frequently prescribed for the treatment of middle ear and upper respiratory tract infections, bronchitis, and community-acquired pneumonia. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Mineral Nutrients and Toxic Metals in M. stenopetala from Southern Ethiopia: A Comparative Study of Three Cultivating Areas Using MP-AES by Ashenafi Shemnsa, Wondimeneh Dubale Adane, Merid Tessema, Endale Tesfaye, Gizaw Tesfaye

“…In this study, for the first time, the levels of thirteen micro- and macromineral nutrients in the leaves, seeds, and supportive soil of Moringa stenopetala (M. stenopetala) were simultaneously determined using microwave plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (MP-AES). …”
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Mobilization and deposition of plastic along an estuarine bank during tidal cycles by Rosa Sawan, Périne Doyen, Guillaume Veillet, Florence Viudes, Céline Mahfouz, Rachid Amara

“…Results suggested that in small macrotidal estuaries, the daily net retention is very limited since most plastics were mobilized after a tidal cycle. …”
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Advances in the Treatment of Desseminated Mycobacterium avium Complex in Adults with AIDS by Carol A Kemper

“…Although the prospects for successful treatment of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection in AIDS recently seemed quite dismal, the introduction of the semisynthetic macrolides, clarithromycin and azithromycin, has altered this perspective. …”
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Epidemiology of Community-Acquired Pneumonia by Thomas J Marrie

“…Aspiration and Gram-negative rod pneumonia tend to be more common in nursing home populations. The emergence of macrolide- and beta-lactam-resistant S pneumoniae has major implications for the approach to patients with CAP.…”
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Pulmonary Disease due to Mycobacterium malmoense in British Columbia by Mohamed S Al-Moamary, William Black, Kevin Elwood

“…This report describes a case of pulmonary disease caused by M malmoense in a 44-year-old man from British Columbia who was successfully treated with an 18-month course of conventional antituberculous drugs combined with a macrolide. This is the first report of this disease in British Columbia and, to our knowledge, in Canada.…”
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Erythromycin and clarithromycin modulation of growth factor-induced expression of heparanase mRNA on human lung cancer cells in vitro by Masahiro Sasaki, Takefumi Ito, Masayuki Kashima, Shin Fukui, Noriko Izumiyama, Akiko Watanabe, Masaaki Sano, Yosimasa Fujiwara, Mamoru Miura

“…In addition, we examined the effect of erythromycin (EM) and clarithromycin (CAM), which are 14-membered ring macrolide antibiotics that act as biological response modifiers, on the expression of heparanase mRNA induced by growth factors.…”
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Population genetic analysis of clinical Mycobacterium abscessus complex strains in China by Xiangchen Li, Xiangchen Li, Yelei Zhu, Yewei Lu, Kunyang Wu, Yang Che, Xiaomeng Wang, Weixin Wang, Junli Gao, Junshun Gao, Zhengwei Liu, Zhengwei Liu, Zhuxian Zhou

“…Resistance gene profiling revealed ubiquitous mtrA, RbpA, and blaMAB, with MabA-specific erm(41) conferring resistance to macrolides and β-lactams. Common rrs and rrl gene mutations indicated widespread resistance to aminoglycosides and macrolides, while gyrA mutations suggested emerging fluoroquinolone resistance. …”
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Antibiotic Treatment of Dogs and Cats during Pregnancy by Marcela Rebuelto, María Elena Loza

“…Antimicrobial agents that have been shown to be safe for use during pregnancy include betalactams, macrolides, and lincosamides. Pharmacotherapy during pregnancy in all species may affect adversely the developing fetus; therefore, it should be avoided when possible.…”
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A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE USE OF TULATHROMYCIN IN VETERINARY MEDICINE by Carmen (Pop) Moldovan, Alexandra Dreancă, Oana Rotar, Mihai Madru, Ioan Marcus

“…Data regarding antimicrobial resistance to tulathromycin is discrepant due to several sources that display negative results regarding the sole use of this macrolide and its off-label use. Although limitations exist, a consolidated further research on the application of tulathromycin in sheep, highlighting its benefits and addressing potential challenges in its use is needed.…”
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Mycoplasma genitalium: An Emerging Sexually Transmitted Infection by Jessian L. Munoz, Oluwatosin Jaiyeoba Goje

“…Doxycycline, the first-line antibiotic for urethritis, is largely ineffective in the treatment of M. genitalium and furthermore, resistance to macrolide has also emerged. The most effective drug is Moxifloxacin although there are emerging reports of resistance to it in various parts of the world. …”
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