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Research offers roadmap for more effective antibiotic treatments
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Antibiotics are designed to eliminate bacteria by disrupting processes tied to growth and division. Yet in many infections, a small subset of bacterial cells survives treatment and later reignites disease. This phenomenon, known as antibiotic persistence, is a major cause of treatment failur
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Researchers find new treatment path for lasting Lyme disease symptoms
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Tulane University researchers have discovered a promising new strategy for treating persistent neurological symptoms associated with Lyme disease, providing hope to patients who continue to suffer from the bacterial infection even after receiving antibiotic treatment.
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Researchers unveil new tool that reveals gene behaviour in bacteria
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Bacterial infections are responsible for millions of deaths each year, with the global threat made severe by the increasing resistance of microbes to antibiotic treatments
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Delaying antibiotics for neutropenic fever does not reduce survival chance
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a study published in the American Journal of Medical Quality, delaying antibiotic treatment beyond 60 minutes from the time of fever detection does not reduce the short-term chance of survival in cancer patients with neutropenic fever.
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Gut microbes disturbed by COVID-19 infection, antibiotics: Research
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In an intensive look at the effects of the virus causing COVID-19 on patients' microbiome - the collection of microorganisms that live in and on the human body - Rutgers scientists found that acute infection disrupts a healthy balance between good and bad microbes in the gut, especially with
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Researchers develop novel antibiotic cement to treat bone infections
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): Each year, 700,000 people die due to antibiotic resistance. A growing global population, unfortunately, generates a growing resistance to established antibiotic treatments, a threat that has been met with insufficient funding and dwindling inspiration, as c
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Study: Antiseptic drug effective for preventing recurrent urinary tract in
Updated : 4 years ago IST
London [UK], March 12 (ANI): A team of UK researchers, led by clinicians and scientists from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, set out to test if methenamine hippurate is an effective alternative to standard antibiotic treatment for preventing recurrent UTI (urinary tract infection) in women.
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Study maps full evolutionary journey of hospital superbug
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Cambridge[UK], March 9 (ANI): Researchers during a new study discovered that antibiotic treatment and modern hospitals alone don't create the antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria that are seen today. Instead, it was the selection pressure prior to the widespread use of antibiotics that i
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Study finds antibiotics before age 2 associated with childhood health issu
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 16 (ANI): In a retrospective case study, Mayo Clinic researchers have found that antibiotics administered to children younger than two are associated with several ongoing illnesses or conditions, ranging from allergies to obesity.
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Accurate tests required to cure urinary tract infections: Study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 13 (ANI): A recent study shows that doctors require more accurate and rapid testing capabilities for UTI, to decrease overprescribing of antibiotics.
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Counter antibiotics with priobiotics
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] Sep 15 (ANI): A recent study has highlighted that the use of probiotics is directly linked to the reduced need for antibiotic treatment in infants and children.
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Air pollution alters effectiveness of antibiotics
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Mar. 3 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Leicester have, for the first time, discovered that bacteria that cause respiratory infections are directly affected by air pollution - increasing the potential for infection and changing the effectiveness of antibiotic t
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