IDSA recommends shorter antibiotic courses for adults with cUTIs who show clinical improvement on effective therapy.

As antibiotic resistance continues to spread, researchers are exploring new approaches to stay ahead of the problem.

Pneumonia and urinary tract infections are the two most common infections requiring hospitalizations and major reasons for the overuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics. While UTIs require 480,000 ...

Antibiotic treatment duration was not linked to improved outcomes for patients hospitalized with CAP, suggesting a need for tailored prescribing.

Some antibiotics stop bacteria from growing without actually killing them, allowing infections to return later. Scientists at ...

A one-dose oral drug called zoliflodacin has proven highly effective against gonorrhoea in a major international trial. The pill matched the success of current treatments while avoiding injections and ...

A new treatment for gonorrhea shows promise, which is welcome news with global rates of the sexually transmitted infection on the rise and antibiotic resistance becoming more prevalent. The oral ...

An international team of scientists, led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has discovered a new ...

Antibiotic treatment prior to surgical repair of a pediatric elbow fracture does not reduce the risk for post-operative infection, according to new findings from a team of researchers and surgeons ...

As a pediatrician who has cared for children in Delhi for decades, I have seen how modern medicine has transformed childhood ...

Antibiotics (ABs) are among the most used pharmaceutical drugs worldwide, as they are currently the most effective medicines ...

By isolating resistant microbes from wastewater, scientists found that curcumin and emodin could slow their growth in the lab ...