Early childhood infections significantly increase the risk of severe infections and antibiotic use later in childhood, ...

A randomized controlled superiority trial in France found that use of a rapid point-of-care test that can help clinicians determine who might benefit from antibiotics did not reduce antibiotic ...

The use of concurrent mixed methods provided a more comprehensive insight into the prescribing practices of antibiotics for an upper respiratory tract infection in primary care. There was a good ...

This study aimed to analyse the performance of UK general practices with respect to antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections (RTIs) among young and middle-aged adults. Setting Data are ...

According to Davidson, between 30% to 50% of all antibiotics prescribed for respiratory tract infections are inappropriate ... “By empowering providers to use antibiotics only when necessary ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A dentist and her former New Haven practices have agreed to pay more than $600,000 to resolve ...

The resistance of some infections to effective treatment with existing antibiotics is allowing some infectious diseases, that previously could be brought under control, to re-emerge. The first ...

Following recent HMPV confirmations in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Gujarat, seven total cases have been reported in India, including Nagpur. Health officials highlight the potential for rising ...

With HMPV virus cases constantly increasing in India, doctors say there is no need to worry, but those who are ...

A viral outbreak in China sounds alarmingly familiar to 2019, back in the days before most of us had ever heard of the ...

The change was prompted by postmarketing observational studies that suggest an increased risk of GBS within 42 days of ...

HMPV is not a new virus nor does it have an unprecedented health threat as a self-limiting respiratory virus. The virus is always present in the atmosphere. 2. Infection characteristics The virus has ...