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The FDA approved the antibiotic Avycaz for the treatment of adults with complicated intra-abdominal infections, to be used in combination with metronidazole, according to a press release. The drug also has been approved to treat complicated urinary tract infections, including kidney infections.
"The FDA is committed to making therapies available to treat patients with unmet medical need," Edward Cox, MD, MPH, director of the Office of Antimicrobial Products in the FDA's Center for Drug...