Friday, January 12, 20071
A nuclear bomb to kill a fly
A study looks at Levaquin to treat otitis media. Flea is disgusted at the study:
Of course Levofloxicin kills bacteria that cause ear infections! It's a friggin' sledgehammer! What will happen now is that a pleasant-tasting quinolone treat will be formulated shortly. Then we fleas will start dispensing it like Pez candies. Shortly thereafter we will face an epidemic of quinolone-resistant organisms.
Folks, 80% of acute ear infections resolve without antibiotics. Flea is unimpressed that Levo killed 88% of the bugs it got poured on. If it killed fewer than 80%, that would be news.
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RJS
I got otitis media on day 4-5 of a ten day round of Levo-Flagyl tmt to suppress a Crohn's flare-up. So it doesn't always work. :p
Post a Comment »But I whole-heartedly agree with Flea on the ramifications regarding drug-resistant bacteria.
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