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Linezolid: an oxazolidinone antimicrobial agentH B Fung
Critical Care Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468, USA
Clin Ther 23:356-91. 2001..aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes, and community-acquired pneumonia caused by penicillin-sensitive Streptococcus pneumoniae...- Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate: a nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor for the treatment of HIV infectionHoratio B Fung
Critical Care Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468, USA
Clin Ther 24:1515-48. 2002..nucleotide analogues such as tenofovir require only 2 such steps. This reduction in the phosphorylation requirement has the potential to produce more rapid and complete conversion of the drug to its pharmacologically active metabolite... - A practical guide to the treatment of complicated skin and soft tissue infectionsHoratio B Fung
Critical Care Center, Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468, USA
Drugs 63:1459-80. 2003..Adequate debridement of devitalized tissues and drainage of abscesses and fluid collections in addition to systemic antibacterial therapy is an integral part of appropriate management... - Enfuvirtide: a fusion inhibitor for the treatment of HIV infectionHoratio B Fung
Critical Care Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468, USA
Clin Ther 26:352-78. 2004..Enfuvirtide is the first fusion inhibitor approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for use in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in treatment-experienced patients... - Tinidazole: a nitroimidazole antiprotozoal agentHoratio B Fung
Medical Surgical Patient Care Center, James J Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468, USA
Clin Ther 27:1859-84. 2005..It was recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of trichomoniasis, giardiasis, amebiasis, and amebic liver abscess... - Tigecycline: a glycylcycline antimicrobial agentThien-Ly Doan
Pharmacy Department, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York, USA
Clin Ther 28:1079-106. 2006..With a broad spectrum of activity that includes multidrug-resistant gram-positive and gram-negative pathogens, tigecycline may be useful in the treatment of conditions caused by these pathogens... - Daptomycin: a cyclic lipopeptide antimicrobial agentLilyAnn Jeu
Pharmacy Service, VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY 10468, USA
Clin Ther 26:1728-57. 2004..However, limited data are currently available for duration of treatment beyond 14 days and at doses >4 mg/kg QD... - Fatal lactic acidosis associated with coadministration of didanosine and tenofovir disoproxil fumarateYi Guo
Department of Pharmacy, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA
Pharmacotherapy 24:1089-94. 2004..This is especially important when patients experience symptoms suggestive of lactic acidosis, such as weakness, abdominal pain, weight loss, nausea and vomiting, and shortness of breath... - Caspofungin: an echinocandin antifungal agentElizabeth A Stone
Pharmacy Service, VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468, USA
Clin Ther 24:351-77; discussion 329. 2002..CONCLUSION: Although additional studies are needed, caspofungin appears to be a promising agent for the treatment of patients with difficult-to-treat or life-threatening fungal infections... - Maraviroc: a CCR5-receptor antagonist for the treatment of HIV-1 infectionSharon S Lieberman-Blum
Pharmacy Service, James J Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10468, USA
Clin Ther 30:1228-50. 2008..It is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in combination with other antiretroviral agents in treatment-experienced patients infected with multidrug-resistant, CCR5-tropic HIV-1...