Ceftazidime News
Assay determines activity of ceftazidime+tobramycin against
An assay was developed to determine the activity of ceftazidime in combination with tobramycin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Laboratory detection of bacteria with extended-spectrum beta-lactamases
Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) are plasmid-mediated enzymes that hydrolyse and confer resistance to second and third generation cephalosporins, eg, cefuroxime, cefotaxime, and ceftazidime – the most widely used...
American Pharmaceutical Partners Acquires Canadian Market Rights to Five Injectable Products From Eli Lilly Canada Inc.
Schaumburg, Ill. - American Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq: APPX), today announced that it has acquired from Eli Lilly Canada Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eli Lilly and Company NYSE: LLY) Canadian market and...
Penicillin, Cephalosporin Allergy Seldom Confirmed
Chicago -- Skin testing is essential before considering antibiotic substitution in patients who say they are allergic to penicillin or cephalosporins, investigators agreed at the annual meeting of the American College of...