Cholestyramine use with antibiotics may decrease risk of antibiotic resistance: Study Hina Zahid7 Dec 2020 8:15 AM ISTUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A key challenge in antibiotic stewardship is figuring out how to use antibiotics therapeutically without promoting the...
New antibiotics as good as carbapenems for treatment of complicated UTIs: Study Medha Baranwal2 Nov 2020 10:00 PM ISTAustralia: New antibiotics are similar to carbapenems in terms of safety and clinical response for the treatment of complicated urinary tract...
Coupling antibiotics with stem cells may effectively fight bone implant infections Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 Oct 2020 8:15 AM ISTBone fractures often require implants for stabilization and effective healing of the broken bone. However, implants can cause serious bone infections,...
Antibiotics instead of surgery better choice only for some in Appendicitis: NEJM study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli6 Oct 2020 10:00 AM ISTResearchers with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) have found in a first-of-its-kind clinical trial that antibiotics...
Antibiotics may lessen effectiveness of hormonal contraception Hina Zahid19 Aug 2020 4:30 AM ISTAntibiotics may lessen the effectiveness of hormonal contraceptives, finds an analysis of unwanted side effects associated with the combined use of...
Antibiotics use linked to increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease: Study Hina Zahid18 Aug 2020 8:40 PM ISTAntibiotics use, particularly antibiotics with greater spectrum of microbial coverage, may be associated with an increased risk of new-onset...
Use of Antiemetics in cancer patients: ASCO Guideline Update Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli14 Aug 2020 4:31 AM ISTAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has updated it's guidelines on Antiemetics in cancer patients. The guidelines published in the journal of...
Antibiotics use early in life increases risk of IBD later in life Hina Zahid31 July 2020 9:00 PM ISTEven short, single antibiotic courses given to young animals can predispose them to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) when they are older, according to...
Antibiotic therapy reduces preterm birth complications and improve neonatal outcome Medha Baranwal14 July 2020 4:21 PM ISTUSA: Intravenous therapy with the antibiotic clarithromycin may reduce the intraamniotic inflammatory response in patients with preterm prelabour...
New Guidance for intravenous catheter selection in Pediatrics released Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli10 Jun 2020 10:00 AM ISTA new study published in journal Pediatrics has provided evidence-based criteria for intravenous catheter selection (from umbilical catheters to...
Short antibiotics course as good as long one for pyelonephritis in children Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli5 May 2020 9:39 AM ISTCurrent national guidelines recommend treating children with pyelonephritis for 7 to 14 days of antibiotic therapy, yet data are lacking to suggest a...
Antibiotics do not reduce hospital stay in uncomplicated diverticulitis Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli28 April 2020 12:36 AM ISTResearchers from New Zealand and Australia have found in a new study that antibiotics may not be needed in patients hospitalized for uncomplicated...
