About the expert Linda Yancey, MD, is a board-certified physician in infectious disease and internal medicine with over two ...

As well as degrading proteins, the proteosome surprisingly also functions in human defence against bacterial infection. By ...

Antibiotic resistance is a major global health problem: it implies that vital drugs are no longer effective. A study led by ...

An antibiotic stewardship intervention at urgent care centers was associated with lower rates of inappropriate prescribing ...

The Europe Antibiotics Market is witnessing steady growth, driven by the increasing prevalence of infectious diseases, an aging population, and advancements in diagnostic capabilities. These factors ...

Immunoglobulin G hypogammaglobulinemia was found in 44.7% of patients with acute exacerbations of COPD receiving triple ...

The research, published Feb. 12 in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, found that the collaboration between antimicrobial stewardship physicians and pharmacists, along with the use of local ...

Methods Patients with COPD and ≥1 exacerbation in the previous 2 years were ... defined by treatment with oral prednisolone and/or antibiotics. Results In total, 195 patients were randomised (MART Bud ...

Acute exacerbations of COPD are a common presenting problem in ... The use of the Anthonisen criteria to decide on antibiotics and systemic corticosteroids is now widely accepted.

Antibiotics show limited effectiveness against Salmonella bacteria in infected mice. Conventional methods of analysing bacterial growth suggest that a small subset of hyper-resilient bacteria is ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of progressive lung diseases that obstruct airflow. You may experience breathing difficulties, but you can treat and even prevent flare-ups.

Further BVA research shows that three out of five vets have seen clients who expect antibiotics to treat their pets and found there is still a lack of understanding about responsible antibiotic use ...