Tag: Antibiotics

Five Choosing Wisely-based interventions were launched in combination and resulted in a decrease in antibiotic prescribing for ARTI

Reasons for scarcity of Bicillin L-A include increasing demand because of the rising number of syphilis infections

Children receiving short-course therapy also had increased likelihood of asymptomatic bacteriuria or positive urine culture at follow-up

Company says there is impending shortages of Bicillin, with pediatric versions of the shot likely to run out by the end of June

Extended antibiotics do not reduce infection or reconstruction failure after postmastectomy breast reconstruction

Regular/higher vegetable intake linked to lower risk for pediatric IBD, while higher risk seen for intake of sugary drinks, candies

Researchers identify hundreds of thousands of cases of resulting diarrhea, candidiasis, and Clostridium difficile infections needing medical attention

Multifaceted stewardship intervention safely reduces antibiotic prescribing for suspected urinary tract infection among frail older adults

Incidence of gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis lower for men who have sex with men and transgender women taking HIV PrEP, living with HIV

Equivalence seen in total meibomian gland dysfunction score and Ocular Surface Disease Index score; no more adverse effects seen in azithromycin group