While resistance is a natural evolutionary process, the review shows that human activity has dramatically intensified its ...

Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis (doxyPEP) involves taking an antibiotic soon after sex without a barrier method to ...

Dealing with an infection isn't as straightforward as simply killing the pathogen. The body also needs to carefully steer and ...

Investigators examined whether early systemic antibiotic prophylaxis reduces ventilator-associated pneumonia incidence in mechanically ventilated adults with acute brain injury.

Antibiotics are unnecessary and ineffective against certain types of infections, such as viral or fungal infections. Taking antibiotics when they are not necessary may lead to antibiotic resistance.

Earthworms remove 70-95 percent of antibiotic resistance genes from farm manure, making safer fertilizer for crops.

Antibiotics are typically the first-line treatment for acute cholecystitis, which people usually receive in a hospital setting. Examples include penicillins, cephalosporins, and quinolones. Acute ...

Norwegian study finds reduced antibiotic use for childhood respiratory infections, yet high prescriptions for ear infections ...

As a pediatrician who has cared for children in Delhi for decades, I have seen how modern medicine has transformed childhood health. Infections that once claimed young lives can now be treated ...

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