There is very uncertain evidence supporting the use of prophylactic antibiotics for manual removal of placenta for preventing postpartum endometritis. The evidence suggests that prophylactic ...

She also developed what appeared to be periodic yeast and urinary tract infections. “I thought maybe my immune system was a bit weaker because of all the antibiotics I had to be on after giving ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Iterum Therapeutics' (ITRM.O), opens new tab oral antibiotic to treat certain types of bacterial urinary tract infections (UTI) in adult women ...

However, using products past their expiration date comes with health risks, including increased chances of eye and skin irritation, bacterial growth and possible infection. To avoid any ...

The success appears to be a consequence of reduced expression of certain genes, including those that cause biofilm formation and are implicated in antibiotic resistance. The patch has yet to be ...

Kidney infections are treatable with antibiotics, but they also bring a risk of serious complications, including kidney failure and sepsis (blood infection). In addition, UTIs can lead to delirium, ...

Nonetheless, it's one of the top culprits in hospital-acquired infections and it's notorious for causing long-lasting, antibiotic-resistant infections, causing damage especially in people with ...

These infections tend to be both more common and more severe in older adults, said Dr. Benjamin Singer, a pulmonary and critical care specialist at Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute.

results in patients taking the exact amount required to fight the infection while reducing the risk of antibiotic resistance. With the misuse and overuse of antibiotics, bacteria strains develop a ...

The study has demonstrated that rifaximin usage is driving resistance to daptomycin, one of the last effective antibiotics against VRE infections. Published Oct. 23 in Nature, the study was led by ...

Hospitalizations and ICU stays, combined with antibiotic exposure, may lead to a further decline in microbiome diversity that leaves older adults at ... pneumoniae infection and Alzheimer's ...