Nature

Utility of intramuscular antibiotics for secondary prevention of early onset, asymptomatic ‘suspected’ neonatal sepsis

To evaluate the safety, efficacy and cost–benefit of intramuscular (IM) antibiotics administration in the secondary prevention of suspected neonatal sepsis in asymptomatic term neonates. Retrospective ...
Nature

Comparative pharmacokinetics of cefuroxime lysine after single intravenous, intraperitoneal, and intramuscular administration to rats

To compare the pharmacokinetic parameters of cefuroxime lysine, a new second-generation of cephalosporin antibiotics, after intravenous (IV), intraperitoneal (IP), or intramuscular (IM) administration ...
The New England Journal of Medicine

Early Neurolysis in the Treatment of Injury of the Peripheral Nerves Due to Faulty Injection of Antibiotics

THE modern treatment of all types of infectious disease by repeated intramuscular administration of antibiotics has resulted in an increased incidence of injuries of the peripheral nerves due to ...
Medical Xpress

Antibiotics improve survival but not comfort for terminal dementia patients with pneumonia

A new study by scientists at the Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife says the use of antibiotics to treat pneumonia in patients with terminal dementia presents a "doubled-edged" sword ...
Dawn

KARACHI: Intramuscular injections linked to paralytic polio

KARACHI, Feb 19: Healthcare experts believe that administration of intramuscular (IM) injections to children under the age of five years is one of the factors behind the emergence of paralytic polio ...