Antibiotics

Antimicrobial resistance is the most common cause of treatment-refractory Helicobacter pylori infection, but before switching antibiotics, clinicians should screen for factors such as treatment nonadherence or inadequate suppression of gastric acid, according to a clinical practice update from the American Gastroenterological Association. "Inadequate acid suppression is associated with H. pylori…

The Japanese government has stepped up efforts to inspect and monitor food products imported from overseas sources in the 2021 version of its ‘Imported Food Monitoring Guidance Plan’​, which was recently announced by the local Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW). Special focus has been placed on processed foods…

CHP investigates a fatal case of leptospirosis **********************************************      The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is today (April 20) investigating a fatal case of leptospirosis, a disease caused by the bacteria leptospira.      The male patient, aged 72 with good past health, has presented with cough and fever…

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IMAGE: The European beewolf Philanthus triangulum. view more  Credit: Martin Kaltenpoth, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology Antibiotics on the cocoon protect the offspring of beewolves, a group of digger wasps, from detrimental fungi. These protective substances are produced by symbiotic bacteria of the genus Streptomyces, which live in these insects.…

The research demonstrates that stone enrichments that have been previously conditioned in lake water significantly improve survival of aquaculture fish compared to clean stones. Credit: Pekka Hyvärinen/Luke Collaborative research of the University of Jyvaskyla and Natural Research Institute Finland presents new evidence of the effects of enriched rearing on well-being…

The Cayman Islands government is asking for Divemasters to help with putting antibiotics on reefs to protect them from Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease. The disease is “impacting over 20 species of reef-building corals on Grand Cayman’s reefs,” according to the Caymans Department of Environment: “As part of that response…

By Amy Norton HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, April 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Millions of Americans have at some point in their lives gotten a long course of antibiotics to treat a bacterial infection. But according to new recommendations from a major U.S. doctors' group, some of the most common bacterial infections…

An antibiotic course of 5 days is usually just as effective as longer courses but with fewer side effects and decreased overall antibiotic exposure for a number of common bacterial conditions, according to new clinical guidelines published today by the American College of Physicians. The guidelines focus on treatment of…

No new class of antibiotics has been brought to market for decades. Photo / Sharon McCutcheon, Unsplash Isabelle Carnell-Holdaway was only 15 when, in 2017, the cystic fibrosis she had endured all her life forced her to have a double lung transplant. CF patients depend on antibiotics every day to…