Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results showed use of antibiotic-loaded calcium sulfate beads during debridement, antibiotics and implant ...

More than 1 million people undergo total joint replacements each year, and nearly 10,000 will develop infections. To reduce this infection risk, a Houston Methodist orthopedic surgeon created small ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . As I head into my 25th year of working as a clinical infectious diseases pharmacist, one of the most important ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented both challenges and opportunities. Antibiotic stewardship is a set of commitments and actions to optimize the treatment of infections, protect patients from harms ...

When to Use and Avoid Antibiotics and Other Treatments to Try Medically reviewed by Kimberly Brown, MD Sinus infections that do not clear up on their own may need treatment with antibiotics. Common ...

Using prophylactic antibiotics in cesarean-section delivery other than the recommended antibiotics, including cefazolin, was associated with a higher risk of surgical site infections, a study ...

An international study has, for the first time, revealed a strong and direct link between the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and universal disinfection procedures applied to patients in ...

Research from the CDC suggests 30% of antibiotic prescriptions are not needed. Coughing, headaches, runny noses. Nobody likes to feel sick, so they turn to a doctor for advice. With people more ...

Antibiotic use during influenza infection increases lung eosinophils, impairing immunity against secondary bacterial pneumonia. This study highlights the detrimental effects of antibiotics on lung ...