The use of antibiotics has risen by more than 21 percent since 2016, according to analysis of 67 countries, fueling fears about the threat of antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic use is one of the ...

Nanoplastics can reduce the effectiveness of antibiotics Study reveals previously unexplored risk from plastic exposure Date: October 30, 2024 Source: Medical University of Vienna Summary: An ...

Antibiotics are medications used to treat infections caused by bacteria. Infections commonly treated with antibiotics include strep throat and urinary tract infections (UTIs). Antibiotics work by ...

Antibiotic selection, dosing, and route were at the discretion of the treating team. We excluded patients with severe immunosuppression, foci requiring prolonged treatment, single cultures with ...

Associate Professor Rogers said antibiotics were extremely important at early stages of infections, "but what we didn't know is that in many patients you could actually just stop them after a week ...

This infection was resistant to all antibiotics: one of the increasing instances of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). As he was admitted to the ICU of a private hospital for monitoring, his medical ...

An antibiotic developed some 80 years ago before being abandoned and forgotten could again offer exciting new solutions, this time to the emerging threat of drug-resistant superbugs. Half of the ...

The drugs can wreak havoc on your microbiome. Here’s what may be key to restoring it. Credit...Joyce Lee for The New York Times Supported by By Isobel Whitcomb Q: I was recently prescribed ...

Our research identified an additional health risk: some of the microbes that the flies carried in their gut may be resistant to antibiotics. According to the World Health Organization ...

A recent survey by Fortis Hospitals Mumbai highlights the rampant misuse of over-the-counter antibiotics in the city, contributing to the growing threat of antimicrobial resistance. Listen to Story ...

1 The pan-Canadian action plan on AMR has outlined priority actions to respond to this threat in Canada, including antimicrobial stewardship.2 Antibiotic treatment duration has historically been fixed ...