What is it about?
This study evaluates if the Sanford guidelines are helpful to imply in our region for the treatment of Moraxella Catarrhalis
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Why is it important?
If a patient with Moraxella Catarrhalis infection is allergic to Penicillin there is a 10% chance they will be allergic to Cephalosporin as well, we are then left with the second line drugs according to Sanford guidelines which are ciprofloxacin and clarithromycin or erythromycin and our study shows on average 50% resistance rate to these drugs which necessitate the need to analyze new options or new guidelines
Perspectives
I think that although this study has a small sample size but it points to a big issue which the doctors face in everyday practice. Drug resistance is a major dilemma you cannot wait for culture results to prescribe medicine you have to act quickly and act according to guidelines. But if your guidelines are not pointing to right direction you end up in low patient satisfaction. Therefore large sample size studies should be conducted and guidelines should be revised accordingly if required.
Dr Safia Shaikh
Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College
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This page is a summary of: Prevalence and resistance pattern of Moraxella catarrhalis in community-acquired lower respiratory tract infections, Infection and Drug Resistance, July 2015, Dove Medical Press,
DOI: 10.2147/idr.s84209.
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