WASHINGTON– Recent isolated cases of anthrax in Minnesota and elsewhere, along with the disease’s relative ease of transmission from animals or pl... More »
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the injectable antibiotic oritavancin (Orbactiv) to treat adults with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections that might be caused by...
ATLANTA – A communitywide condom distribution program is proving successful for expanding access to and awareness of free condoms, and for reducing the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases...
Tedizolid, an oxazolidinone antibacterial drug, has been approved as an intravenous and oral treatment for acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections caused by gram positive bacteria, the...
Patients who survived Stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis had a 7% incidence of recurrence, based on data from a 10-year population study of more than 500 Canadian patients.
The...