Macrolides Allergy to macrolides is extremely rare (0.4–3%). An immediate IgE-dependent hypersensitivity has been shown with erythromycin but the mechanism remains unknown and skin tests are ...

Taking certain antibiotics early in pregnancy may increase the risk for birth defects, a new study reports. British researchers studied more than 180,000 children whose mothers were prescribed ...

In 2011, approximately 40.3 million people in the United States (roughly one eighth of the population) received an outpatient prescription for the macrolide azithromycin, according to IMS Health.

A new technique developed identified the mechanism of action of antibiotics that kill bacteria, especially the differences between the bacteriostatic and bactericidal antibiotics, reveals a new study.

In 2023, Dr. Lee Seongsoo's research group demonstrated the multitarget mechanism of action of antimicrobial agents through real-time visualization at the single bacterial cell level using 3D HT ...

Contemporary data demonstrate macrolide resistance in S. pneumoniae is 39.5 percent overall and greater than 25 percent in most regions of the country Macrolide resistance shown to be ...

Macrolide Pharmaceuticals, Inc. launched with a Series A financing of $22 million led by Novartis ... and many macrolides have already been synthesized with promising anti-bacterial activity.

This study was a prospective, non-interventional multicentre study. Data collection was carried out by general practitioners throughout Germany during the observation period November 2004 to June ...

The macrolide antibiotics have been around since 1952. Erythromycin A was the first of the class to be marketed and used as an alternative to beta lactam agents for the treatment of gram-positive ...