Erie County's three-and-a-half year surge in syphilis cases is showing signs of easing. Only five cases of the ...

Congenital syphilis can be prevented with timely testing and adequate treatment during pregnancy. But the only drug that is safe in pregnancy, penicillin G benzathine, has been in limited supply in ...

Bicillin L-A 1,200,000 Units/2.3 mL syringe contains 1,200,000 Units equivalent to 1016.6 mg of the active ingredient, benzathine benzylpenicillin tetrahydrate in 2.3 mL. Bicillin L-A 600,000 ...

At 3 or 6 months post-treatment, 87.5% of the 56 patients who received cefixime, 89.2% of the 49 who received benzathine penicillin G, and all seven patients who received doxycycline achieved at ...

Penicillin G benzathine 600,000 units/mL; susp for deep IM inj; contains parabens. Penicillin G exerts a bactericidal action against penicillin-susceptible microorganisms during the stage of ...

The table is limited by our hospital pharmacy's formulary; however, our purpose was to update the current literature. The table is intended for use as a guide when medications labeled for ...

Antimicrobial resistance and serotypes in Streptococcus pneumoniae have been evolving with the widespread use of antibiotics and the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV ...

Queen’s University and Kingston, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health are leading the collaborative study ...