Mass administration of three-dose azithromycin reduces community prevalence of yaws
1. Communities with mass administration of three-dose azithromycin experienced a decrease in the prevalence of active yaws compared to communities ...
Tag: antibiotic resistance
Amoxicillin shows no benefit in children with uncomplicated lower respiratory tract infections
1. Between a 7-day course of amoxicillin or placebo, there was no significant different in symptom duration and no clinically ...
Delayed antibiotic prescribing is a safe and effective for respiratory tract infections in a community setting
1. There was no difference in follow-up symptom severity between patients who received immediate or delayed antibiotics for respiratory tract ...
Mass distribution of azithromycin shown to increase antibiotic resistance
1. Children in African villages that received scheduled azithromycin displayed increased antibiotic resistance compared to ones that received a placebo. ...
Low risk allergy symptoms not linked to true penicillin allergy
1. 100% of children with low-risk symptoms such as rash and itching were negative for true penicillin allergies after 3-tier ...
Behavioral interventions reduce inappropriate antibiotic prescription
1. Behavioral interventions, particular accountable justification and peer comparison, reduced inappropriate antibiotic prescription among primary care physicians to a greater ...
Symptomatic treatment for uncomplicated UTI reduced rate of antibiotic prescription
1. Uncomplicated urinary tract infections are a commonly encountered complaint and account for a significant proportion of antibiotic prescriptions. 2. ...
Antibiotic use in animals contributes to bacterial resistance in consumers
1. Nontherapeutic use of antibacterial agents in animals has led to higher prevalence of multidrug resistant bacterial pathogens among consumers. ...
Rising resistance to antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery and chemotherapy
1. Pathogens resistant to standard prophylactic antibiotics caused from over one-third to one-half of infections associated with the ten ...
Carbapenem-resistant bacterial infections associated with prior hospitalizations and comorbid conditions
1. This study found that over 90% of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) cases were reported in patients with prior health care ...
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