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Such an approach would be an important step in improving the overall use of broad-spectrum antibiotics and curtailing the development of resistant micro-organisms.
Patients with a history of skin cancer should be advised to use a broad-spectrum sunscreen or sunblock with a sun-protection factor of 15 or above.
Every 28 days from 4 to 24 weeks of age, all lambs were treated with a broad-spectrum anthelmintic, given according to the manufacturer's recommendation.
Again, this delineates it from other benzimidazoles which typically have broad-spectrum activity against a variety of helminth parasites.
There can be no broad-spectrum approach to performance without a corresponding broad-spectrum approach to culture (and vice-versa). 10.
Importantly, modern anthelminthic drugs have broad-spectrum activity against the common soiltransmitted nematodes.
The most common broad-spectrum anthelmintics used were those belonging to the benzimidazoles and probenzimidazoles.
This is observed especially in hospitals where antimicrobial resistance is high and patients are managed with broad-spectrum antibiotics [14, 16, 17].
Finally, individual acute care hospitals should develop and implement evidence-based guidelines on the appropriate use of broad-spectrum antibiotics in the acute care setting.
The vast majority of the global anthelmintic market value for food animals is generated by broad-spectrum products.
Some strong antagonistic effects were observed, but there was no indication of any broad-spectrum biocontrol effect.
Others have quoted the incidence in children as 20-40 % of those receiving broad-spectrum antibiotics [16].
In both regions there is a tendency to apply broad-spectrum agents rather than carefully selected agents to treat a specific disease.
Such loads may be required for mixed-element, higherfidelity broad-spectrum z-pinches.
Collective inhibition of cathepsins using a broad-spectrum inhibitor reduced pancreatic islet cell cancer progression and even regressed well-established tumours.
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