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 ...

Objectives To describe the role patient expectations play in general practitioners (GPs) antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory tract infections (URTI). Methods Concurrent explanatory mixed ...

Amid the outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV0 virus) in China, countries worldwide have increased their surveillance.

According to Davidson, between 30% to 50% of all antibiotics prescribed for respiratory tract infections are inappropriate ... and education to improve best practices.

Despite the advances in antibiotic treatments, ear infections can still lead to severe neurological complications such as ...

Experts recommend hydration and nutrition as the key to fighting HMPV, advising against the use of antibiotics in treatment.

Purpose: Evidence on the efficacy and safety of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for the prevention and treatment of upper-respiratory-tract infection (URTI) in children is reviewed.

The Indian government is a lot better placed today to paint the picture on the unfolding of infectious diseases. Now, the ...

At Jefferson of New Jersey — which has three emergency locations in Cherry Hill, Turnersville and Stratford — there has been ...

However, their value in the management of uncomplicated skin infections is not yet clearly defined. This literature review discusses various topical antibiotic treatment options for uncomplicated ...

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

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published guidelines on prescribing antibiotics in acute sinusitis (October 2017)1 and acute sore throat (January 2018).2 The guidelines ...