[HTML][HTML] Safety considerations with chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin in the management of SARS-CoV-2 infection

DN Juurlink - Cmaj, 2020 - Can Med Assoc
Both chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine interfere with ventricular repolarization, leading to
prolongation of the QTc interval and an increased risk of torsades de pointes (TdP). This …

Cardiac risks associated with antibiotics: azithromycin and levofloxacin

ZK Lu, J Yuan, M Li, SS Sutton, GA Rao… - Expert opinion on …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Azithromycin and levofloxacin have been shown to be efficacious in treating
infections. The adverse drug events associated with azithromycin and levofloxacin were …

An eye for azithromycin: review of the literature

KA Kagkelaris, OE Makri… - Therapeutic …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Azithromycin is used widely in clinical practice and recently it is available in topical solution
for ophthalmic use. The purpose of the current publication is to summarize the newest …

Identifying clusters of coexisting conditions and outcomes among adults admitted to hospital with community-acquired pneumonia: a multicentre cohort study

SL Malecki, HY Jung, A Loffler, MA Green… - … Open Access Journal, 2023 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Little is known about patterns of coexisting conditions and their influence on
clinical care or outcomes in adults admitted to hospital for community-acquired pneumonia …

[HTML][HTML] Management of SARS-CoV-2 infection: key focus in macrolides efficacy for COVID-19

GES Batiha, MA Zayed, AA Awad, HM Shaheen… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Macrolides (eg, erythromycin, fidaxomicin, clarithromycin, and azithromycin) are a class of
bacteriostatic antibiotics commonly employed in medicine against various gram-positive and …

Azithromycin as an adjunct to non‐surgical periodontal therapy: a systematic review

VJ O'Rourke - Australian Dental Journal, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to investigate the current published work relating to the clinical
benefits of the use of systemic azithromycin as an adjunct to non‐surgical periodontal …

Effectiveness of Azithromycin as add-on Therapy in COVID-19 Management

S Wahab, MF Ahmad, A Hussain… - Mini Reviews in …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
As winter is approaching us, the possibility of respiratory tract infection is rising in the current
scenario due to the lack of Covid-19 prophylaxis. So no one could be safe until everyone is …

Macrolide and fluoroquinolone mediated cardiac arrhythmias: clinical considerations and comprehensive review

E Cornett, MB Novitch, AD Kaye, CA Pann… - Postgraduate …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
While there is evidence for cardiac arrhythmias associated with macrolide and
fluoroquinolone antibiotics, there is still debate among health care providers as to whether …

Macrolide and lincosamide antibiotic exposure in the first trimester of pregnancy and risk of congenital anomaly: A European case-control study

AZ Leke, H Dolk, M Loane, K Casson, V Nelen… - Reproductive …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigated the risk of congenital heart defects (CHD) and other congenital
anomalies (CA) associated with first trimester use of macrolide antibiotics (mainly …

Acute QT interval modifications during hydroxychloroquine-azithromycin treatment in the context of COVID-19 infection

O Voisin, E le Lorc'h, A Mahé, P Azria, MF Borie… - Mayo Clinic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Among candidate drugs to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the combination of
hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and azithromycin (AZ) has received intense worldwide attention …