This article will summarize some of the main questions about antibiotic use in cattle production that are discussed in detail in Beef Procedures: Antibiotic Use. Antibiotics are given to cattle to ...

Three clinical trials have examined the efficacy and safety of single dose azithromycin (30 mg/kg ... reported for other antimicrobial agents used for the treatment of patients with AOM.

The discovery of antibiotics is one of the greatest medical breakthroughs of the 20th century. Before antibiotics, childbirth ...

While it might seem harmless, the overuse of antibiotics has created a major problem known as antibiotic resistance. Bacteria ...

The week highlights the importance and appropriate use of antibiotic and antifungal medications. Matthews Song, a pharmacy specialist in infectious diseases, has worked at Norton Healthcare for eight ...

In addition to the urgent need for new antibiotics, alternative strategies are required to tackle the problem of antibiotic resistance. Michaela Wenzel, Associate Professor at Chalmers University of ...

A financial incentive policy implemented by the Japanese government in 2018 was associated with a nearly 20% reduction in ...

This study explored how chest X-ray results influence antibiotic initiation by general practitioners in France when managing ...

A primary care study in France found that more than two thirds of patients with negative chest x-rays were prescribed ...

A test that can differentiate between bacterial and viral RTIs could help to reduce antibiotic use. Procalcitonin (PCT) levels have been used as a marker for bacterial infection in hospitalized ...

Unsafe antibiotic use includes using antibiotics without a prescription, which could mean using another person’s medication ...

Antibiotics discovered in the soil of a Cameroon volcano half a century ago have finally been reverse-engineered by Japanese ...