Oral antibiotics as effective as IV therapy in bone and joint infections, finds study Dr Satabdi Saha16 Sept 2020 6:15 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that Oral antibiotics as effective as intravenous therapy in bone and joint infections, finds study.A study by...
Cause of concern-Antibiotics being overused in UTI and pneumonia after discharge Dr Satabdi Saha15 Sept 2020 3:36 PM ISTA study among patients diagnosed as having pneumonia and urinary tract infections (UTIs) at 46 hospitals in Michigan found that about half had...
PET/CT useful diagnostic tool for evaluating unexplained fever Medha Baranwal1 Sept 2020 8:42 AM ISTUSA: 18F-FDG PET/CT can be used for evaluating fevers with an unexplained origin, a recent study in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases has...
Researchers confirm first case of COVID-19 reinfection in Hong Kong Medha Baranwal26 Aug 2020 11:15 AM ISTHong Kong: The researchers have reported a first confirmed case of COVID-19 reinfection in Hong Kong. According to the case report which is yet to be...
New Test may predict sensitivity of gonorrhea patients to Ciprofloxacin Hina Zahid9 Aug 2020 3:15 PM ISTA test designed by UCLA researchers can pinpoint which people with gonorrhea will respond successfully to the inexpensive oral antibiotic...
RA drug tocilizumab lowers death risk in COVID-19 patients Medha Baranwal14 July 2020 9:45 AM ISTDelhi: Rheumatoid arthritis drug tocilizumab may lower mortality risk in COVID-19 patients on mechanical ventilation, reveal results from two new...
Warmer temperatures may slow COVID-19 transmission, finds study Hina Zahid2 Jun 2020 12:00 PM ISTPublished in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, the findings of a new study reveal that while the rate of COVID-19 incidence does decrease with...
Metronidazole addition improves treatment of acute PID in women Medha Baranwal19 Feb 2020 3:27 PM ISTUSA: Metronidazole should be routinely added to ceftriaxone and doxycycline for the treatment of women with acute pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), a...
Prenatal antibiotic exposure increases risk of childhood asthma Hina Zahid31 Jan 2020 5:12 PM ISTUSA: An increasing number of antibiotics courses, early timing, and broad-spectrum prenatal antibiotic exposure were associated with increased risk...
Indian vaccine for meningitis hailed in Africa Meghna A Singhania11 Nov 2015 3:51 PM ISTAccra (Ghana): Five years after the introduction of MenAfriVac, an affordable vaccine for meningitis A produced by Indian firm Serum Institute of...
Encouraging results from real-world users of HIV-prevention pill Meghna A Singhania13 Sept 2015 1:12 PM IST(Reuters Health) - A pill meant to prevent HIV infections in high-risk individuals appears to be working, according to two new studies.In one study,...
