Bacteria Articles A-Z

Dosing With Cefdinir

When dosing with cefdinir, the recommendation is 300 mg, taken twice a day, or 600 mg, taken once a day. This eMedTV segment offers dosage guidelines for children and contains helpful tips and precautions for those taking the drug.

Dosing With Rocephin

As this eMedTV page explains, dosing with Rocephin ranges from 250 mg to 2 grams 1 to 2 times daily for bacterial infection. The starting Rocephin dose for preventing infection during surgery is 1 gram given from 30 minutes to 2 hours prior.

Drug Interactions With Amoxicillin and Clavulanate Potassium

Probenecid, allopurinol, and methotrexate may interact with amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium. This eMedTV article provides a more complete list of medicines that may cause drug interactions with amoxicillin and clavulanate potassium.

Drug Interactions With Amoxicillin ER

Probenecid and antibiotics are among the drugs that should not be taken with amoxicillin ER. This eMedTV page lists other drugs that may combine negatively and describes the problems these drug interactions with amoxicillin ER can cause.

Drug Interactions With Amoxil

Allopurinol, probenecid, and birth control pills may cause drug interactions with Amoxil. This part of the eMedTV library lists other medicines that may cause Amoxil interactions and describes the potentially negative effects of these interactions.

Drug Interactions With Biocef

Aminoglycoside antibiotics like neomycin are among the drugs that Biocef can interact with. As this eMedTV page explains, drug interactions with Biocef can change the way the medicines are metabolized and raise the level of medication in your blood.

Drug Interactions With Cefdinir

Drug interactions with cefdinir can occur with probenecid, certain antacids, and iron products. As this eMedTV page explains, when these items are taken with cefdinir, it can lead to either increased or reduced levels of cefdinir in the body.

Drug Interactions With Clarithromycin

Warfarin and digoxin are among the drugs that can potentially interact with clarithromycin. This eMedTV page describes how these and other drug interactions can alter the way your body metabolizes the drugs, possibly causing dangerous side effects.

Drug Interactions With Levofloxacin

Didanosine, theophylline, and NSAIDs are medicines that may cause drug interactions with levofloxacin. This eMedTV segment contains a list of other drugs that may interact with levofloxacin and explains what may happen if an interaction occurs.

Drug Interactions With Moxifloxacin

Medicines that may cause drug interactions with moxifloxacin include warfarin, didanosine, and NSAIDs. This eMedTV lists other drugs that may interact with the antibiotic and describes the potential effects of these negative moxifloxacin interactions.

Drug Interactions With Rocephin

Some drugs that can interact with Rocephin are warfarin, probenecid, and sulfinpyrazone. This eMedTV page covers how drug interactions with Rocephin can increase the levels of this drug in the body and how your doctor may handle these interactions.

Drug Interactions With Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim

Cyclosporine, certain diuretics, and digoxin may cause drug interactions with sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim. This eMedTV article lists other drugs that may interact with sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim and describes these potential interactions.

Generic Azithromycin

As this eMedTV resource explains, generic azithromycin is manufactured by several companies (including Pliva and Sandoz) and is sold under the names Azithromycin tablets and Azithromycin oral suspension (liquid).

Haemophilus Influenzae

Haemophilus influenzae type b disease is also known as Hib disease. As this eMedTV article explains, it is a bacterial illness that can cause a potentially fatal brain infection in children. This page discusses the disease in detail.

Incubation Period for MRSA

As this eMedTV article explains, the MRSA incubation period is the time between becoming infected with the bacteria and the time when symptoms first appear. This page also describes what it means to be "colonized" with MRSA and not have any symptoms.