Study reveals India's Antibiotic Treatment Gap: Only 8% Infections Properly Treated Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli8 May 2025 9:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: A study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases revealed that only about 8% of bacterial infections in India in 2019 were treated...
Procalcitonin guided algorithm not effective in reducing intravenous antibiotic duration among kids: Study Dr Riya Dave20 Jan 2025 1:45 AM ISTA procalcitonin-guided algorithm does not reduce the length of intravenous antibiotic treatment significantly in children suspected of having a...
Cipla's Azithromycin Price Battle: NPPA Increases Ceiling with New Revision Farhat Nasim13 Jan 2025 5:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a major win for Cipla Ltd., the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has issued a revised calculation sheet for the ceiling...
Poor Glycemic Control Not tied to Increased Infection Risk in Diabetes patients, finds study Dr Riya Dave30 Dec 2024 8:30 AM ISTResearchers have discovered that long-term glycemic control does not affect the risk of bacterial infection in type 2 diabetes patients. A recent...
Study evaluates Early vs. Late Tracheostomy and Bacterial Infections in COVID-19 ICU Patients Dr Monish Raut8 July 2024 11:30 PM ISTThe COVID-19 global pandemic had a substantial effect on healthcare, particularly in critical care settings. Recent study examined the impact of...
Lupin gets USFDA nod to market a generic drug to treat bacterial infections Kajal Rajput16 March 2024 2:28 PM ISTDrug maker Lupin said it has received approval from the US health regulator to market a generic medication to treat bacterial infections, in...
Hospital surfaces can harbor harmful microbes even after routine disinfection, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli12 Jan 2024 5:30 PM ISTA new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) reports microbial contamination-including pathogenic and potentially...
Medical Bulletin 1/November/2023 Isra Zaman1 Nov 2023 3:15 PM ISTHere are the top medical news of the day:Global study reveals alarming antibiotic resistance in childhood infectionsA recent study led by the...
Global study reveals alarming antibiotic resistance in childhood infections Isra Zaman1 Nov 2023 9:00 AM ISTA recent study led by the University of Sydney has uncovered a concerning rise in antibiotic resistance, rendering many antibiotics recommended by the...
Health Bulletin 07/September/2023 Roshni Dhar7 Sept 2023 5:41 PM ISTHere are the top health stories for the day:DCGI flags popular antacid Digene Gel, Abbott initiates recallThe popular antacid Digene gel has received...
Despite drop in ciprofloxacin use, resistant E. coli rises Isra Zaman31 Aug 2023 9:15 AM ISTAfter a nearly threefold drop in prescriptions for the antibiotic ciprofloxacin between 2015 and 2021, the rates of ciprofloxacin-resistant E. coli...
An update on cutaneous non tuberculous mycobacterial infections Isra Zaman25 July 2023 9:00 AM ISTNon-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are increasingly recognized as causes of skin and soft-tissue infections. They include rapid-growing and...
