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Everything about Clarithromycin
Antibiotic medication
Clarithromycin, sold under the brand name Biaxin among others, is an antibiotic used to treat various bacterial infections. This includes strep throat, pneumonia, skin infections, H. pylori infection, and Lyme disease. Clarithromycin is only available as an oral preparation. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: ClarithromycinA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Clarithromycin for early anti-inflammatory responses in community-acquired pneumonia in Greece (ACCESS): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trialInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: ClarithromycinThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Helicobacter pylori eradication with a capsule containing bismuth subcitrate potassium, metronidazole, and tetracycline given with omeprazole versus clarithromycin-based triple therapy: a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority, phase 3 trialCited 434 times
- Go sideways: MacrolideA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Anti-ulcer agentA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic C38H69NO13 (trademarks Biaxin, Klaricid) used especially in the treatment of various mild to moderate bacterial infections.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Helicobacter pylori eradication with a capsule containing bismuth subcitrate potassium, metronidazole, and tetracycline given with omeprazole versus clarithromycin-based triple therapy: a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority, phase 3 trial
Effect of azithromycin and clarithromycin therapy on pharyngeal carriage of macrolide-resistant streptococci in healthy volunteers: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
Clarithromycin Targets Neutrophilic Airway Inflammation in Refractory Asthma
Mutations in 23S rRNA are associated with clarithromycin resistance in Helicobacter pylori
The contribution of intestinal and hepatic CYP3A to the interaction between midazolam and clarithromycin*
Assessment of Clarithromycin Susceptibility in Strains Belonging to the Mycobacterium abscessus Group by erm (41) and rrl Sequencing
Skin, Soft Tissue, and Bone Infections Due to Mycobacterium chelonae chelonae: Importance of Prior Corticosteroid Therapy, Frequency of Disseminated Infections, and Resistance to Oral Antimicrobials Other than Clarithromycin
Two-Year Combination Antibiotic Therapy With Clarithromycin, Rifabutin, and Clofazimine for Crohn’s Disease
🆕 Influential since 2022
Clarithromycin for early anti-inflammatory responses in community-acquired pneumonia in Greece (ACCESS): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Multicentre, cross-sectional surveillance of Helicobacter pylori prevalence and antibiotic resistance to clarithromycin and levofloxacin in urban China using the string test coupled with quantitative PCR
Detection of clarithromycin resistance and 23SrRNA point mutations in clinical isolates of Helicobacter pylori isolates: Phenotypic and molecular methods
Biofilm Formation of Helicobacter pylori in Both Static and Microfluidic Conditions Is Associated With Resistance to Clarithromycin
Effect of intravenous clarithromycin in patients with sepsis, respiratory and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome: a randomized clinical trial
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕ClarithromycinGeorge Hinkson · 2019
- 📕ClarithromycinHildegard Zündorf · 1994
- 📕Clarithromycin; Complete Self-Assessment GuideG. J. Blokdijk · 2018
- 📕CLARITHROMYCINJairo Nolan · 2019
- 📕The oral absorption of clarithromycin in acutely ill patients with pneumoniaElliot M. Offman · 1997
- 📕Wirkung von Pantoprazol auf die Magengewebs- und Serumkonzentrationen von Clarithromycin bei gesunden ProbandenAlexander Krone · 1999
- 📕Qualitätssicherung im Krankenhaus am Beispiel der Antibiotikatherapie und ein Vergleich der Makrolide Erythromycin und ClarithromycinGudrun U. Richter · 1996
- 📕Der Einfluss von Roxithromycin, Clarithromycin und Azithromycin auf die Darm- und Rachenflora bei gesunden ProbandenKai Behrouzi · 2000
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