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Front Antibiot
September 2024
Research and Education, Clinical Research Education and Management Services (CREAMS), Lilongwe, Malawi.
Background: Childhood remains a vulnerable period and a key determiner for adult health. Various illnesses experienced by children in their early years determine future performance and contribution to society. Acute and chronic infectious diseases, undernutrition, and early childhood non-communicable diseases have greatly been linked to intellectual disability, poor childhood development, increased morbidity, and household and healthcare economic costs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBMC Womens Health
January 2025
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Clinic of Bern, Friedbuehlstrasse 19, Bern, 3010, Switzerland.
Background: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a prevalent vaginal condition among reproductive-age women, characterized by off-white, thin vaginal discharge with a fishy odor. It increases susceptibility to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). BV involves a shift in vaginal microbiota, with reduced lactobacilli and increased anaerobic bacteria.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Pharm Biomed Anal Open
June 2024
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
Metronidazole (MTZ) is a broad-spectrum antibiotic with numerous routes of administration, including topical. Topical application of MTZ gel or cream results in very low systemic absorption, resulting in the need for a sensitive extraction method to quantify plasma concentrations. Currently published methods are not suitable for analysis of plasma concentrations after topical application, as undetectable MTZ concentrations commonly occur.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Am Acad Dermatol
September 2024
Dermatology Clinic, University of Catania, Catania, Italy. Electronic address:
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