MRSA blood infections are less fatal in kids, but cause significant complications supriya kashyap kashyap8 May 2017 9:44 AM ISTChildren with bloodstream infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a common antibiotic-resistant bacteria, are less...
Boosting the antibiotic arsenal Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Dec 2017 7:20 PM ISTMIT researchers have discovered a way to make bacteria more vulnerable to a class of antibiotics known as quinolones, which include ciprofloxacin and...
Supercharged antibiotics could turn tide against superbugs Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 Jan 2018 7:00 PM ISTAn old drug supercharged by University of Queensland researchers has emerged as a new antibiotic that could destroy some of the world's most dangerous...
Antibiotics Use after skin abscess drainage improves cure rates Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli15 April 2018 7:20 PM ISTThe addition of antibiotics to standard incision and drainage is controversial, with earlier studies demonstrating no significant benefit. However, 2...
New compound for treating Prosthetic Joint Infections discovered Vinay Singh singh6 Jun 2018 7:20 PM ISTThe lead compound PLG0206 has been granted Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the...
Patients allergic to penicillin at higher risk of C. difficile and MRSA infections : BMJ Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 July 2018 7:15 PM ISTThe patients allergic to penicillin are at increased risk for Clostridium difficile and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections...
Chlorhexidine bathing and nasal mupirocin effectively reduces ICU infections: Lancet Medha Baranwal Baranwal7 March 2019 7:28 PM ISTUSA: Chlorhexidine bathing plus nasal mupirocin effectively reduces hospital-acquired infections finds a Clinical Trial published in The...
Light therapy may treat superbug infections in near future Hina Zahid5 April 2019 7:22 PM ISTStep ahead to curb Antimicrobial Resistance-Light therapy may treat superbug infections.Globally Scientists are in constant lookout for...
Adding Beta-lactam to daptomycin improves MRSA clinical outcomes Medha Baranwal Baranwal18 Aug 2019 7:28 PM ISTUSA: Adding beta-lactam (BL) antibiotic to daptomycin (DAP) improves clinical outcomes in patients with methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus...
Community acquired pneumonia clinical guideline released by ATS/IDSA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 Oct 2019 7:00 PM ISTCommunity-acquired pneumonia or CAP by definition is pneumonia acquired outside a hospital setting. Many things can cause pneumonia, which causes the...
70% skin breaks in diabetics can turn into cellulitis, say doctors savita thakur thakur5 Jun 2016 10:24 PM ISTSeventy per cent of the minor skin breaks in diabetes patients can turn into cellulitis -- a bacterial infection that spreads to the entire body and...
