An international study by Michigan State University and partner researchers has uncovered a hidden danger lurking in animal ...

Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea In patients with primarily non-gastrointestinal infections, diarrhea occurs in 5-25% of those receiving antibiotic treatment. [] The major mechanisms of antibiotic ...

Antibiotic-associated diarrhea: 5-25: 49: References. Authors and Disclosures. Authors and Disclosures. Emil C Reisinger is a Full Professor of Medicine, Chairman of the Department of Internal ...

Oral antibiotic use was associated with CRC risk, but effects differed by anatomical location. Antibiotic use increased the risk of colon cancer in a dose-dependent fashion (ptrend <0.001). The risk ...

The recent increase in our knowledge of human gut microbiota has changed our view on antibiotics. Antibiotics are, indeed, no longer considered only beneficial, but also potentially harmful drugs, as ...

CDI was defined as C. difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD), characterised as diarrhea (three or more daily Bristol Stool Form Scale 6–7) coupled with a positive C. difficile test. CDI was ...

Currently, C. difficile is first treated with antibiotics like vancomycin, against which the bacteria has not developed a ...

Medical devices are widely used in modern medicine, but the high prevalence of biomaterial-associated infections still presents a major problem. Especially problematic is the formation of biofilms ...

Introduction The optimal duration of antibiotic therapy in children with febrile urinary tract infections (UTIs) is still a matter of debate. Current guidelines recommend treating children with ...

Drinking water distribution systems contain chlorine and metals that can promote antibiotic resistance. Corrosion inhibitors are required to prevent the leaching of metals into drinking water. While ...

Methods We combine the Infectious Diseases Data Observatory database (1962–2019), with Global Bacterial Antimicrobial Resistance Burden Estimates (2019) to investigate whether the prevalence of SF ...

Objective To identify factors that influence general practitioners’ (GPs’) oral antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract complaints (aRTCs) in Malta. Design Repeated, cross-sectional ...