virginiamycin and AIDS-Related-Opportunistic-Infections

The Third International Conference on the Macrolides, Azalides, and Streptogramins was held in Lisbon, Portugal. Conferees were given news on the latest advances in the development of innovative antibiotics belonging to these increasingly important groups of drugs, and learned of their expanding clinical indications. The following areas were emphasized at the conference: multiresistant gram-positive bacteremias in patients with serious underlying infections, azithromycin's effectiveness against acute community-acquired pneumonia, results of clarithromycin plus ethambutol in HIV-infected patients with MAC bacteremia, duodenal ulcers associated with Helicobacter pylori infections, and use of roxithromycin against AIDS-related cryptosporidium diarrhea.

Topics: AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anti-Infective Agents; Azithromycin; Bacteremia; Bacterial Infections; Clarithromycin; Clofazimine; Cryptosporidiosis; Drug Therapy, Combination; Duodenal Ulcer; Ethambutol; Humans; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection; Pneumonia; Smoking; Virginiamycin