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- ...Better health. Web. 06 Nov. 2009. http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/sinus-infection.</ref>. This inflammation causes pressure. The pressure is often experienc ...welling or inflammation in the nasal passages and sinuses, eliminating the infection, promoting drainage from the sinuses, and maintaining open sinuses” <ref5 KB (834 words) - 20:35, 16 January 2010
- ...e, that can result in death and also lowers the body's resistance to viral infection.29 KB (3,876 words) - 16:42, 27 September 2010
- ...racycline antibiotics]] group and is commonly used to treat a variety of [[infection]]s. Doxycycline is a semi-synthetic tetracycline invented and clinically de ...to treat chronic [[prostatitis]], [[sinusitis]], [[syphilis]], [[Chlamydia infection|chlamydia]], [[pelvic inflammatory disease]],<ref name="pmid3162653">{{cite20 KB (2,578 words) - 16:43, 27 September 2010
- ...rophylactic therapy against ''Neisseria meningitidis'' ([[meningococcal]]) infection. It is also used to treat infection by ''[[Listeria]]'' species, ''[[Neisseria gonorrhoeae]]'', ''[[Haemophilus18 KB (2,471 words) - 16:43, 27 September 2010
- ...age:Abacavir (Ziagen) 300mg.jpg|thumb|left|Two (2) Abacavir 300mg tablets]]Viral strains that are resistant to [[zidovudine]] (AZT) ''or'' [[lamivudine]] (3 ...with other antiretroviral agents, are indicated for the treatment of HIV-1 infection.8 KB (1,124 words) - 16:44, 27 September 2010
- Didanosine became the second drug approved for the treatment of HIV infection in many other countries, including in the United States by the [[Food and D ...oside analogs, it acts as a chain terminator by incorporation and inhibits viral [[reverse transcriptase]] by competing with natural [[Adenosine triphosphat9 KB (1,239 words) - 16:44, 27 September 2010
- ...]] [[reverse transcriptase inhibitor]] (NRTI) for the treatment of [[HIV]] infection in adults and children. ...plication of HIV, emtricitabine can help to lower the amount of HIV, or "[[viral load]]", in a patient's body and can indirectly increase the number of [[im5 KB (667 words) - 16:44, 27 September 2010
- ...sphodiester linkage essential for DNA chain elongation, and therefore, the viral DNA growth is terminated. ...xplanation of the data is that lamivudine continues to have a partial anti-viral effect even in the presence of the M184V mutation.9 KB (1,248 words) - 16:44, 27 September 2010
- ...or]]s (nRTIs), which block [[reverse transcriptase]], an enzyme crucial to viral production in [[HIV]]-infected people. ...in combination with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV-1 infection in adults. This indication is based on analyses of plasma HIV-1 RNA levels6 KB (871 words) - 16:45, 27 September 2010
- For HIV infection that has not previously been treated, the [[United States Department of Hea ...an expanded [[postexposure prophylaxis]] regimen to reduce the risk of HIV infection in people exposed to a significant risk (e.g. needlestick injuries, certain10 KB (1,441 words) - 16:45, 27 September 2010
- ...de [[reverse transcriptase inhibitor]] (NNRTI) used to treat [[HIV|HIV-1]] infection and [[AIDS]]. ...everse transcriptase]] enzyme, an essential viral enzyme which transcribes viral RNA into DNA. Unlike nucleoside RTIs, which bind at the enzyme's active sit15 KB (2,090 words) - 16:45, 27 September 2010
- ...antiretroviral)|fixed dose combination]] drug for the treatment of [[HIV]] infection. It combines [[Gilead Sciences]]'s [[tenofovir]] and [[emtricitabine]] (alr ...rt is known to reduce the effectiveness of Atripla, resulting in increased viral load and possible resistance to Atripla.<ref name=>{{cite web | author= | t6 KB (773 words) - 16:45, 27 September 2010
- '''Combivir''' is the brand name for a pharmaceutical treatment for [[HIV infection]]. It is a [[fixed dose combination (antiretroviral)|fixed dose combinatio ...anscriptase]], that the virus requires for reproduction. It reduces the [[viral load]] in the body and raises [[CD4 cell]] count.3 KB (364 words) - 15:07, 6 July 2010
- ...ion with [[HIV]] reverse transcriptase inhibitors for the treatment of HIV infection. <ref>{{cite journal |author=Zhang KE, Wu E, Patick AK, ''et al.'' |title=C ...he replication of the virus within the cell and also the release of mature viral particles from an infected cell. Though this mode of action is common to a8 KB (1,160 words) - 16:45, 27 September 2010
- ...with RNA metabolism required for viral replication. How it exactly affects viral replication is unknown; many mechanisms have been proposed for this (see Me ...t activities against [[influenza]]s, [[flavivirus]]es and agents of many [[viral hemorrhagic fever]]s.23 KB (3,222 words) - 16:45, 27 September 2010
- *[[Urinary tract infection]]s (not recommended as a first-line antibiotic)<ref>{{cite web |title=Fluro *[[Lower respiratory tract infection]]s (not recommended as a first-line antibiotic choice)<ref name=cfaeocb>{{c88 KB (11,930 words) - 16:46, 27 September 2010
- ...o control [[flu-like symptoms]] or the symptoms of [[chickenpox]] or other viral illnesses, because of the risk of [[Reye's syndrome]].<ref name="BMJ2002-Ma ...commonly with a [[Respiratory tract infection (disambiguation)|respiratory infection]], [[chickenpox]], or [[diarrhea]]. Salicylates were detectable in 81.9% of78 KB (10,918 words) - 16:52, 27 September 2010
- ...r this reason AZT is usually used in conjunction with other NRTIs and anti-viral drugs. In this form, AZT is used as an ingredient in [[Combivir]] and [[Tr ...et Rideout, Sandi Lehman and others. Their research efforts focused on the viral enzyme [[reverse transcriptase]]. Reverse transcriptase is an enzyme that r21 KB (3,049 words) - 16:51, 27 September 2010
- ...pulmonary surfactant serve as principal defenses against influenza A virus infection in the airway and chemical agents up-regulating their levels may have thera ...): 557 - 568)</ref>Sore throat is usually caused by a viral infection. The infection is self limited and the patient recovers normally after a few days. What is5 KB (749 words) - 13:12, 20 September 2010
- ...y's [[immune]] responses that attempt to neutralize a bacterial or viral [[infection]]. A fever can be caused by many different conditions ranging from benign ...}} in 24 hours, ''e.g.'' [[lobar pneumonia]], [[typhoid]], [[urinary tract infection]], [[brucellosis]], or [[typhus]]. [[Typhoid fever]] may show a specific fe27 KB (3,703 words) - 20:20, 20 September 2010