Antibiotic resistance is starting to become a major global health issue. But do you understand what it is? The phenomenon occurs when bacteria evolve to withstand the effects of antibiotics. This ...
Diarrhea is one of the most common antibiotic side effects. About 1 in 5 people who take antibiotics have loose stools, according to Mayo Clinic. Antibiotics are medicines that kill bacteria.
LOS ANGELES — A 7-day antibiotic course for treating hospitalized patients’ bloodstream infection (BSI) was just as effective as a 14-day course, according to new data from a seven-country ...
Team develops promising new form of antibiotic that makes bacterial cells self-destruct by Nada Salem, Canadian Light Source Credit: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry (2024).
When bacteria develop resistance to antibiotics, it can be deadly, but researchers have now decoded part of the bacteria's defence mechanism. Imagine falling seriously ill with an infection.
The steady growth in drug-resistant “superbugs” over the last few decades points to a near future in which antibiotics no longer defend us from deadly pathogens. In such a world, modern medicine as we ...
Medscape Medical News spoke with the CDC's Adam L. Cohen, MD, MPH, about what healthcare providers need to know about the increased number and severity of cases in young patients in the United States.
The Antibiotic table below has been created to direct NELFT health professionals to the correct antibiotic formulary depending on where staff are located. The column lists each of NELFT’s boroughs.
It's an antibacterial ointment that effectively treats some injuries, but should not be used on every type of open wound. Some wounds don't need an antibiotic and using one may increase the risk of an ...
PrEP reduces the risk of getting HIV through sex by about 99% and injection drug use by at least 74%. Prophylactic antibiotics are avoided whenever possible in healthcare. The overuse of antibiotics ...