Complicated infection: 750 mg orally or IV every 24 hours for 7 to 14 days Uncomplicated infection: 500 mg orally or IV every 24 hours for 7 to 10 days Uses:For the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections due to methicillin-susceptible S aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, S pyogenes, or
Treatment options for MRSA sinonasal infections include oral antibiotics, intravenous antibiotics, and topical antibiotics ( 50 )
Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is diagnosed when specific sinonasal symptoms lasting 12 or more weeks are confirmed by nasal endoscopy or radiographic imaging (
Limitations-of-use: Reserve fluoroquinolones for patients who do not
Conclusion: Levofloxacin 750 mg for 5 days is noninferior to levofloxacin 500 mg for 10 days
Susceptible bacterial infections including acute bacterial sinusitis (ABS), acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (ABECB), nosocomial or community
Three DBRCTs in adult patients with acute bacterial sinusitis lasting for 7 to 28 days, compared oral levofloxacin 500mg daily for 10-14 days to a single dose of oral
Sinus infections that do not clear up on their own may need treatment with antibiotics
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1 CRS is best considered as a group of heterogeneous disorders from a multitude of causes that result in mild to severe symptomatic
It is also used to treat anthrax infection after inhalational exposure
Susceptible bacterial infections including acute bacterial sinusitis (ABS), acute bacterial The usual dose is 250-750 mg given once daily for 3-14 days depending on the type of infection
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[1,93] A summary of data relevant to the US is presented here, including data on a short-course, high-dose regimen recently approved for the treatment of CAP
Treatment of acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic bronchitis caused by susceptible Staphylococcus aureus, S
The usual dose of levofloxacin injection is 250 mg or 500 mg administered by slow infusion over 60 with serious adverse reactions (5
Reserve use of levofloxacin for patients with no alternative treatment options for an uncomplicated UTI, acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, or acute bacterial sinusitis
Effective dose range of mometasone Results: Altogether 9036 patients were treated with moxifloxacin, of whom 2405 adult men and women had sinusitis
13 Acute Bacterial Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis
1 Dosage of Levofloxacin Tablets in Adult Patients with Creatinine Clearance ≥ 50 mL/minute