Brad Spellberg, MD, urges rethinking the ‘finish the course’ dogma for antibiotics: Extra days may do more harm than good.

As I head into my 25th year of working as a clinical infectious diseases pharmacist, one of the most important working relationships of my career is with the infection prevention department.

As antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" make infections trickier to treat, some in the medical community are turning to ...

Now, though, antibiotic resistance in bacteria is a growing problem. The issue has been well-reported in humans; infections such as MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) are often called ...

An international study by Michigan State University and partner researchers has uncovered a hidden danger lurking in animal ...

Bacterial conjunctivitis is a self-limiting infection that does not require treatment for resolution, but topical antibiotics can speed resolution to a timely conclusion, which could reduce time ...

Manure from livestock is a major reservoir for antibiotic resistance genes that could threaten human health, researchers ...

Ionophore usage in poultry may cause an increase in antibiotic resistance to medically relevant drugs.

New research suggests that a class of antibiotics commonly used in poultry and other food-producing animals, but not in ...

Driven by the limitations of current treatments, scientists, under the leadership of Haidong Yu, engineered these ...

John Dempsey Hospital an 'Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence' A commitment to responsible use of antibiotics ...

Chronic wounds affect millions of people worldwide. These are cuts, burns, scrapes, or surgical wounds that don’t heal within ...