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New drug found effective for treating complicated urinary tract infections
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A combination of the drugs cefepime and enmetazobactam was more effective in treating both complicated urinary tract infections and acute pyelonephritis (AP), a bacterial infection causing kidney inflammation, than a standard treatment combining piperacillin and tazobactam.
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New drug to fight complicated UTIs found effective
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
An international study led by a Rutgers scientist comparing new and older treatments against complicated urinary tract infections has found a new drug combination to be more effective, especially against stubborn, drug-resistant infections.
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Study reveals connection between diabetes, urinary tract infections
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 20 (ANI): Diabetes is associated with lowered immunity and recurring infections. The immune system of people with diabetes has lower levels of the antimicrobial peptide psoriasin, which compromises the urinary bladder's cell barrier, increasing the risk of urinary
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Study reveals new molecule that inhibits drug-resistant bacteria
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 14 (ANI): Urinary tract infections are frequent, but treatment is becoming more challenging as the bacteria that cause them to become resistant to several drugs. In lab trials and in mice with pneumonia and urinary tract infections, researchers discovered a novel chem
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Researchers find new molecule that inhibits drug-resistant bacteria
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 10 (ANI): Urinary tract infections are common, but they are becoming increasingly difficult to treat as the bacteria that cause them to become resistant to many antibiotics. Researchers found a new molecule that inhibits drug-resistant bacteria in lab experiments as w
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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 finds antiseptic drug is as good as antibiotics for preventing recur
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 10 (ANI): The current guidelines as the standard preventive (prophylactic) treatment for recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) recommend daily low dose antibiotics.
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New research on developing vaccine for urinary tract infection
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Texas [US], November 22 (ANI): The researchers at the University of Texas are studying the use of whole-cell vaccines to tackle urinary tract infection or UTI as it is a serious issue of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Childhood sexual abuse: Mental and physical after-effects closely linked
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], September 22 (ANI): A new Canadian study reveals that the psychological and physical effects of childhood sexual abuse are closely tied.
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SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav admitted to hospital
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Mulayam Singh Yadav has been admitted to Medanta Hospital in Lucknow due to urinary tract infection, according to Medanta Director Dr Rakesh Kapoor.
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Accelerated surgery in patients with hip fracture has substantial benefits
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] Feb 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): Medical researchers from across the world including India have discovered through a global trial, that accelerated time to surgery after a hip fracture diagnosis result in a lower risk of delirium and urinary tract infections.
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Ex-US President Jimmy Carter discharged from hospital after treatment
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 5 (ANI): Former United States President Jimmy Carter was on Wednesday (local time) discharged from a Georgia hospital after being treated for a urinary tract infection.
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