Publications by authors named "A Mahic Zikic"

Article Synopsis
  • - The study examined the reasons for changing antibiotics in patients with cystic fibrosis during pulmonary exacerbations and its effects on lung function recovery.
  • - Out of 399 pulmonary exacerbations analyzed, 105 involved antibiotic changes, with reasons including poor lung function response and drug reactions among others.
  • - Results showed that changing antibiotics in patients who did not respond well did not lead to significant improvements in lung function or recovery to baseline levels.
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Background: With the continued high prevalence of chlamydia worldwide and high risk of transfer from mothers to their infant during delivery, a need for safe and effective therapies for infants who acquire a chlamydial infection remains. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of antibiotic treatments, including oral erythromycin, azithromycin, and trimethoprim, for neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis.

Methods: We searched Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) from their inception to July 14, 2017.

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