An antibiotic course of 5 days is usually just as effective as longer courses but with fewer side effects and decreased overall antibiotic exposure for a number of common bacterial conditions, ...

Skilled nursing facilities need more help from experts and their own staffs to become better stewards of antibiotic use, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resource guide.

New guidelines on antibiotic use for tooth pain and intraoral swelling have shifted the mindset about the use of antibiotics in dentistry, according to a session held on July 12 at the Illinois ...

Overprescribing antibiotics breeds antibiotic resistance. A new tool aims to lower a notably high rate of such prescriptions in Rwanda.

Antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines to prevent endocarditis following dental care vary, but most support its use despite the risk of antimicrobial resistance, according to a systematic review published ...

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are among the most common reasons for antibiotic prescription in primary care. A test that can differentiate between bacterial and viral RTIs could help to reduce ...

More lives could be saved in intensive care units around the world if new antibiotic guidelines designed by The University of Queensland are adopted. Researchers have launched universal Therapeutic ...

A new global review uncovers why many low- and middle-income countries struggle to produce up-to-date, evidence-based antibiotic guidelines, and how adopting WHO-backed strategies could be the key to ...

Dentists wrote more than 2.3 million prescriptions last year for an antibiotic called clindamycin, whose label has carried a ...

Many antibiotic courses prescribed for common infections treated in English primary care (general practices and community services) exceed the recommended guidelines. Many antibiotic courses ...

Even though the routine use of diagnostic testing and antibiotics is not recommended for children with community-acquired pneumonia, a new study found that these patients do commonly undergo several ...

T'puram: The health department has released operational guidelines for antibiotic smart hospitals and panchayats in the state. The guidelines, part of the Antibiotic Literate Kerala project, were ...