September 24. 2010

• Levofloxacin use in children
• An unusual case of community-acquired methicillin-resistant S. aureus meningitis cured by a combination of levofloxacin and linezolid

September 17. 2010

• Fluoroquinolones are not associated with increased rates of C. difficile compared with other empirical regimens for community-acquired pneumonia
• A new rapid method for the quantification of levofloxacin in aqueous humour and pharmaceutical dosage forms

September 10. 2010

• Community-acquired pneumonia treatment failure less likely with levofloxacin
• Review of treatments for MDR and XDR tuberculosis recommends high-dose levofloxacin

September 3. 2010

• Drug resistance of bacteremia isolates in a rural hospital in Mozambique
• Norwegian role as the “Most Infection Free Country in the World” threatened
• Ciprofloxacin no longer drug of choice for Gram-negative infections in Saudia Arabia

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