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| Brand name for telithromycin |
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inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by binding to 2 sites on the 50s ribosome subunit |
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| Antibiotic activity of ketek |
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Activity against gram (+), gram (-) some anaerobes and atypicals. |
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| Black box warning for ketek |
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Not to use in myasthenia gravis, causes respiratory failure. |
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| ketek is contraindicated in what type of pts? |
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those allergic to macrolides, or history of hepatitis or jaundice from macrolides. |
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| Brand name for tigecycline |
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Glycylcycline class - binds to 30s ribosomal subunit inhibiting protein synthesis |
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| Antibiotic activity of tigecycline |
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activity against gram (+) including MRSA, VRE faecium and faecalis, gram (-), anaerobes, and atypical
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| tigecycline has good antibiotic activity against most microbes except what? |
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