Background Severe bacterial keratitis (BK) typically requires intensive antimicrobial therapy.
Empiric therapy is usually with a topical fluoroquinolone or fortified aminoglycoside …

Background There is lack of consensus from randomized controlled trials on the efficacy of
antivirals in the management of herpes zoster. Therefore, a systematic review and meta …

Fungal keratitis (FK) typically requires intensive therapy with topical antifungal agents. To
date, evidence from clinical trials has been conflicting with respect to the most effective …

Purpose: To identify the demographic and clinical associations of patients presenting with
herpetic keratitis in New Zealand compared with presentations of presumed microbial …

Background The issue of falling is a universal problem affecting older adults. In a systematic
review of falls incidents, statistics showed an estimated 30% of adults age≥ 65 and 50 …

Chlamydia trachomatis infection is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI)
internationally, with the greatest burden of disease in young sexually active adults, and it is …

Miscarriage occurs in 20% of all pregnancies. Misoprostol is implemented alone for the
medical management of first trimester pregnancy loss in New Zealand and the UK. However …

188 British Journal of General Practice, April 2022 “… iron absorption [was] higher with
alternative-day dosing than with continuous-day dosing.”“… oral supplementation [causes] …

Background: In recent years, iron supplementation has increased significantly because of
the damaging systemic effects of iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) being reported. The …

There is insufficient evidence to support PHARMAC's currently funded form of adrenaline,
which raises the question as to why PHARMAC does not fund this life-saving mode of …