Telithromycin was the first ketolide approved for use in the U.S. More than 30% of this agent is metabolized in the liver. Now, three cases of severe hepatotoxicity associated with telithromycin ...

Currently, the treatment of resistant pneumococcus is still manageable in the United States. However, data from the PROTEKT surveillance study suggest that the prevalence of resistant isolates is ...

The Staphylococcus spp. includes at least 40 species, some of them may cause a wide variety of diseases in humans and animals, while some of them are generally non-pathogenic and considered to be ...