Clinical therapeutics
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Clinical therapeutics · Mar 2008
ReviewUse of Lactobacillus probiotics for bacterial genitourinary infections in women: a review.
Lactobacilli are the dominant bacteria of the vaginal flora and possess antimicrobial properties that regulate other urogenital microbiota. Incomplete cure and recurrence of genitourinary infections lead to a shift in the local flora from a predominance of lactobacilli to coliform uropathogens. Use of Lactobacillus-containing probiotics to restore commensal vaginal flora has been proposed for the treatment and prophylaxis of bacterial urogenital infections. ⋯ Despite enhanced cure rates in some studies, concerns about product stability and limited documentation of strain-specific effects prevent recommendations for the use of Lactobacillus-containing probiotics in the treatment of BV. The results of studies of lactobacilli for the prophylaxis of UTI remain inconclusive as a result of small sample sizes and use of unvalidated dosing strategies.
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Clinical therapeutics · Mar 2008
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyComparison of sequential and standard triple-drug regimen for Helicobacter pylori eradication: a 14-day, open-label, randomized, prospective, parallel-arm study in adult patients with nonulcer dyspepsia.
The eradication rates of Helicobacter pylori with standard treatments are decreasing worldwide. ⋯ A 14-day sequential treatment regimen achieved a significantly higher eradication rate of H pylori compared with standard PPI-based triple regimen in this small selected population. Large, double-blind, controlled studies are needed to confirm these results.
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Clinical therapeutics · Mar 2008
The risk of myopathy associated with thiazolidinediones and statins in patients with type 2 diabetes: a nested case-control analysis.
The implementation of more aggressive goals for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol lowering in subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and the expected increase in the use of statins is likely to increase the concomitant use of thiazolidinediones (TZDs) and statins. ⋯ In this population of subjects with T2D, concomitant use of statins and TZDs was not associated with an increased risk of myopathic events beyond that conferred by statins alone.
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Clinical therapeutics · Feb 2008
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyAntiplatelet profiles of the fixed-dose combination of extended-release dipyridamole and low-dose aspirin compared with clopidogrel with or without aspirin in patients with type 2 diabetes and a history of transient ischemic attack: a randomized, single-blind, 30-day trial.
Clopidogrel, aspirin (ASA), and the fixed-dose combination of extended-release dipyridamole and ASA (ER-DP+ASA) are widely used in post-stroke regimens. ⋯ In these patients with type 2 diabetes and a history of TIA, patterns of platelet inhibition differed significantly according to whether treatment was with ER-DP+ASA or clopidogrel with or without ASA. The antiplatelet activity of clopidogrel was more potent and occurred earlier (15 days), whereas ER-DP+ASA was associated with moderate downregulation of multiple activation-dependent platelet receptors that occurred later (30 days).