Infants of mothers treated in the first trimester with TMP-SMX appeared to have a higher risk for any malformation than those ...

A study of more than 70,000 US pregnancies suggests a commonly used antibiotic for urinary tract infections (UTIs) may be ...

Learn how Canada's GRDI AMR initiative tackles antimicrobial resistance across human, animal, and environmental health, with ...

Alembic to expand their U.S. commercial portfolio with FDA-approved PIVYA for the treatment of women with uncomplicated urinary tract infections PIVYA expected to be available in the U.S. in the 4th ...

The company is voluntarily recalling one lot of cefazolin for injection, USP, 1 gram per vial due to customer complaints of the wrong product being included in a carton.

Abstract Objective Beta-lactam (BL) allergy is considered a public health issue worldwide. To date, there is no consistent data on the direct Oral Provocation Test (OPT) for BL in Brazilian children ...

Antibiotic and other antimicrobial resistance could hamstring important medications. One Canadian initiative brings together researchers from across sectors to tackle the problem.

He added that their outer membrane structure prevents beta-lactam antibiotics – one of the most effective antibiotic classes encompassing penicillins and cephalosporins – from working effectively, and ...

Craig, W.A. and Ebert, S.C. (1992) Continuous Infusion of Beta-Lactam Antibiotics. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 36, 2577-2583.

Scientists have discovered that the enzyme BbLDH is crucial for the survival and infectivity of the Lyme disease bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. This finding opens the door to targeted treatments for ...

The bacteria achieve this resistance through possession of the mecA gene, which produces an altered penicillin-binding protein that prevents beta-lactam antibiotics from disrupting cell wall ...