3 months of waiting after infection to get booster COVID19 shot can maximize increase in antibody levels Dr.Niharika Harsha B31 Dec 2022 11:30 AM ISTA new study found that a waiting period of 3 months for the third dose of mRNA vaccine elicits robust humoral immune response among those who...
Oral zinc supplements improve survival rate in COVID patients Jacinthlyn Sylvia15 Dec 2022 11:30 AM ISTA recent study by Saoussen Ben Abdallah and team showed that oral zinc can reduce the 30-day mortality rate, intensive care unit (ICU) admission rate,...
Sulopenem good option for uncomplicated UTIs caused by resistant pathogens Aditi2 Oct 2022 10:45 PM ISTUnited States: A study declared safety, superiority, and non-inferiority of Sulopenem based on the susceptibility of the pathogen to Ciprofloxacin in...
Sulopenem not as effective as ertapenen for treating complicated UTIs, pyelonephritis: Study Medha Baranwal18 Sept 2022 8:30 PM ISTUSA: A new study found that for treating complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI), sulopenem followed by oral sulopenem-etzadroxil/probenecid...
Herpes zoster vaccination may mitigate risk of stroke in herpes patients Dr. Shravani Dali16 Sept 2022 7:30 PM ISTAccording to a recent study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases, herpes zoster vaccination may mitigate the risk of stroke in varicella-zoster...
Do bloodstream infections caused by Candida auris have high mortality risk? Jacinthlyn Sylvia12 Sept 2022 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A new study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases found no difference in the risk of fatality when comparing...
Doxycycline, a viable treatment option for mild-to-moderate community-acquired pneumonia: Study Dr. Hiral patel10 Aug 2022 10:00 AM ISTUK: Doxycycline is efficient in treating mild-to-moderate community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in adults, states a study article published in the...
Linezolid trough concentrations greater than 2 mg/L strongly linked to drug toxicity in MDR TB Jacinthlyn Sylvia23 Jun 2022 11:00 AM ISTFrance: Linezolid trough concentrations greater than 2 mg/L are strongly linked to the development of complicated treatment-associated toxicity in...
Macrolides reduce mortality risk in patients with bacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia Medha Baranwal10 May 2022 8:30 AM ISTIsrael: A recent study published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases showed that empirical therapy with macrolides among patients with...
Statin use related to occurrence of daptomycin-related rhabdomyolysis: Study Medha Baranwal17 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTJapan: Statin use is associated with daptomycin (DAP)-related rhabdomyolysis occurrence, show mixed approach combining a meta-analysis and...
Lower Antibiotic use in dentistry not linked to increase in endocarditis Dr. Nandita Mohan5 March 2022 6:02 PM IST Individuals with congenital heart disease have a very difficult lifestyle with the disease, as it uses prosthetic heart valves or previous...
Less antibiotic use in dentistry not linked to increase in endocarditis Hina Zahid2 March 2022 9:00 AM ISTSweden is one of the few countries that have removed the dental health recommendation to give prophylactic antibiotics to people at a higher risk of...
