IDSA recommends shorter antibiotic courses for adults with cUTIs who show clinical improvement on effective therapy.

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, ...

Norwegian study finds reduced antibiotic use for childhood respiratory infections, yet high prescriptions for ear infections ...

Evidence-based interventions, such as educational strategies, clinical practice guidelines, and audit and feedback, are ...

New guidelines on antibiotic use for tooth pain and intraoral swelling have shifted the mindset about the use of antibiotics in dentistry, according to a session held on July 12 at the Illinois ...

Antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines to prevent endocarditis following dental care vary, but most support its use despite the risk of antimicrobial resistance, according to a systematic review published ...

Adding dedicated antibiotic stewardship-focused training rounds into the medical education curriculum helped increase adherence to guidelines governing the duration of antibiotic therapy, according to ...

Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are among the most common reasons for antibiotic prescription in primary care. A test that can differentiate between bacterial and viral RTIs could help to reduce ...

Even though well-established guidelines stating the antibiotic prescribing rate for acute bronchitis should be zero, the prescribing rate was about 70 percent from 1996-2010, according to a study ...

While resistance is a natural evolutionary process, the review shows that human activity has dramatically intensified its ...

T'puram: The health department has released operational guidelines for antibiotic smart hospitals and panchayats in the state ...