New research analyzing an online survey of 1,633 respondents found a 15% recent use of doxycycline post- and pre‐exposure ...

Because COVID-19 is caused by a virus, antibiotics cannot be used to treat it. However, Pulia says physicians may feel they ...

Long-acting lipoglycopeptides are as effective as standard-of-care antibiotics in treating serious bacterial infections in ...

Two pediatric doctors write that Florida’s new ban on fluoride in public drinking water will negatively affect all Floridians ...

While the widespread use of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria has transformed the management of fevers in tropical settings, it has been accompanied by an increase in antibiotic prescriptions, ...

Medical devices are widely used in modern medicine, but the high prevalence of biomaterial-associated infections still presents a major problem. Especially problematic is the formation of biofilms ...

Introduction The optimal duration of antibiotic therapy in children with febrile urinary tract infections (UTIs) is still a matter of debate. Current guidelines recommend treating children with ...

A course of antibiotics may also be prescribed to ward off ... The chances of infection are low, but it’s best to be prepared. Infection is always possible after a tooth extraction. You can recognize ...

A combination of exercise and omega-3 can reduce the severity of tooth root infections by André Julião, FAPESP edited by Sadie Harley, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes ...

Antibiotic resistance is increasingly impacting on human health. 1 There is wide variation between some European countries in antibiotic prescribing for patients in primary care with lower respiratory ...

Between 4 and 19 December, the dentist saw Ms A four times to assess the healing. He could see no sign of infection but prescribed antibiotics. On 16 December, he reported there was slight puffiness ...

Babies and small children are prone to middle ear infections, which typically have to be treated with orally administered antibiotics. A new fast-acting topical gel could soon replace such drugs ...