Antimicrobial agents are some of the most widely, and often injudiciously, used therapeutic
drugs worldwide. Important considerations when prescribing antimicrobial therapy include …

Despite the introduction of newer, less toxic antimicrobial agents, the aminoglycosides continue
to serve a useful role in the treatment of serious enterococcal, mycobacterial, and gram-…

Results Of 372 program directors, 268 (72.0%) completed the survey. A comparison
between responders and nonresponders revealed no significant differences (Table 1).

Nontuberculous mycobacteria infections may occur after cutaneous procedures. Review of
the medical records of patients who developed a rash within a tattoo revealed 6 patients with …

The antimicrobial combination of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole is active in vitro against
various gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Clinically, it is useful for prophylaxis and …

Rhinoscleroma is a chronic, progressive, granulomatous infection of the upper airways caused
by the bacterium Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis. Although most cases occur in developing …

In immunocompetent patients, Mycobacterium avium/Mycobacterium intracellulare complex
(MAC) has been associated with pulmonary infection in adults, cervical lymphadenitis in …

… Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA; RANDALL S. EDSON, MD, is a
professor of Medicine and associate program director at the Mayo Clinic.Correspondence…

The relationship between quantitative data on peripheral blood cultures and source of infection
was studied in 172 episodes of candidemia that occurred in 169 patients. Clinically, the …

Inhaled tobramycin is being used increasingly in patients with cystic fibrosis and other forms
of bronchiectasis for treatment of bronchial colonization with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The …