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Antibiotic Delays in ED Triple Sepsis Deaths in Children
Medscape· 1 day agoDelays in antibiotic administration increased the mortality risk by threefold in children with...
Will we really die from minor scratches in the future? Q&A with antibiotic resistance expert
Medical Xpress· 16 hours agoThe Conversation spoke to James P. O'Gara, a professor of microbiology, about the problem of...
Antibiotics wreak havoc on the gut. Can we kill the bad bugs and spare the good ones?
The Sacramento Bee· 1 day agoInside every human is a thriving zoo of bacteria, fungi, viruses and other microscopic organisms col...
AI face-off: nerds vs. evangelists
Politico· 15 hours agoSend tips securely through SecureDrop, Signal, Telegram or WhatsApp. A promising experimental antibiotic that could treat gonorrhea is headed to the Food...
A simple change to save thousands of patients with sepsis
Medical Xpress· 5 days agoA clinical trial and systematic review have shown that intravenously administering commonly used...
Antibiotics, resistant bacteria found on ocean surface
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 10 hours agoA total of 70% of marine bacteria were resistant to ofloxacin, 95% to clindamycin, 58% to clarithromycin, and 100% to novobiocin.
Advice | What the latest science says about Lyme disease
Washington Post· 22 hours agoLyme disease is a bacterial infection that spreads through tick bites. It may cause flu-like symptoms and a bull’s-eye-shaped rash. Most people fully recover after a few weeks of antibiotic ...
Randomized trial, meta-analysis shed new light on optimal antibiotic strategy for sepsis
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy· 6 days agoThe authors of the studies say the findings should provide enough evidence for clinicians to make...
UK’s new Netflix-style funding model for antibiotics goes live
Pharmaceutical Technology via Yahoo Finance· 4 days agoThis has seen R&D funds for such projects fall short: in 2020, the pharmaceutical industry raised...
CDC: Antibiotic taken after sex can help prevent STDs
The Columbian· 7 days agoSome people should consider taking an antibiotic as a morning-after pill to try to prevent certain sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. health officials recommended Tuesday ...