An international team of researchers has discovered saarvienin A, a new type of glycopeptide antibiotic. Their findings introduce a compound with strong activity against highly resistant bacterial ...

Ceftazidime-avibactam and ceftolozane-tazobactam were the most commonly prescribed antibiotics of all broad-spectrum agents approved in the past decade.

A quality improvement program can improve recommended antibiotic duration in children for acute otitis media and community-acquired pneumonia.

About the expert Linda Yancey, MD, is a board-certified physician in infectious disease and internal medicine with over two decades of experience practicing in Texas. She completed her residency at ...

Administration of Rebyota by colonoscopy appears safe and effective among adults with recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection, according to results from the CDI-SCOPE trial presented at Digestive ...

SAN DIEGO -- Administering fecal microbiota via colonoscopy instead of rectally prevented recurrence of Clostridium difficile ...

The success of fecal transplants to combat hospital-acquired diarrhea shows how crucial gut bacteria are to our bodies.

Health officials said the number of cases had reached the highest level seen in over a decade and overwhelmed NHS staff ...

WHO has summarised its commitment to Universal Health Coverage (UHC) with the UHC cube diagram,1,2 a globally recognised visual representation of policy choices to promote UHC and prioritise ...

In this study, we aimed to evaluate mNGS in pathogens diagnosis of lung infections. Methods ... Consequently, the adjustments in antibiotic treatment decisions based on mNGS results additionally ...