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

The biggest difference between UTIs and yeast infections? UTIs are caused by bacteria, while yeast infections are caused by a ...

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.

If an intestinal inhabitant such as the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli) becomes resistant to many antibiotics, it can ...

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

Gynecologists explain the biggest differences between UTIs and yeast infections—including their causes, symptoms, and how to ...

During the 2019 pandemic sweeping through hospitals, an insidious companion emerged in bloodstream infections, where bacteria ...

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 ...

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

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