(HealthDay News) — Antibiotic treatment for 7 days is noninferior to 14 days for hospitalized patients with bloodstream infection, according to a study published online Nov. 20 in the New England ...

The ADAPT-Sepsis research group has demonstrated that using procalcitonin (PCT) as a biomarker to guide antibiotic duration ...

Antibiotics are highly effective in treating infections in animals that are to be slaughtered for food. Livestock typically undergo a withdrawal period of a few days before they're slaughtered to ...

Antibiotic resistance study explores a recently identified mechanism in bacteria: the shedding of methylation marks from ribosomal RNA.

There are various gastroenteritis medications, including antiemetics for nausea, antibiotics for infections, and ORS for dehydration. Gastroenteritis, commonly known as the stomach flu ...

However, their value in the management of uncomplicated skin infections is not yet clearly defined. This literature review discusses various topical antibiotic treatment options for uncomplicated ...

Make your antibiotic medication as effective as possible by getting these answers before you leave the doctor's office or ...

we randomly assigned hospitalized patients (including patients in the intensive care unit [ICU]) who had bloodstream infection to receive antibiotic treatment for 7 days or 14 days. Antibiotic ...

This infection was resistant to all antibiotics: one of the increasing instances of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). As he was admitted to the ICU of a private hospital for monitoring, his medical ...

The little ones seem to get ill all the time, and it can be tricky to know if they are so unwell that they shouldn't go to ...

Sir Elton John recently revealed on ABC's Good Morning America that he lost the sight in his right eye after suffering from ...