Treating uncomplicated pediatric appendicitis with antibiotics is cost-effective and safe. A study analyzed over 1,000 cases, showing antibiotics cost $8,044 versus $9,791 for surgery. Researchers ...

Antibiotic drugs are considered the first line of treatment for urinary tract infections (UTIs). Other medications and ...

During the Covid-19 pandemic, he wrote op-eds in Indian newspapers, urged the government to prioritise the elderly population, who had not been previously infected, for vaccination. Recently ...

Treating children who have uncomplicated acute appendicitis only with antibiotics is both cost-effective and safe compared to having surgery, according to a study published in the Journal of the ...

Treating children who have uncomplicated acute appendicitis only with antibiotics is both cost-effective and safe compared to having surgery, according to a study published in the Journal of the ...

Appendectomy is also one of the costliest surgical procedures performed during hospital stays; however, treating appendicitis with intravenous antibiotics alone, known as nonoperative management, has ...

The discovery of antibiotics revolutionised the management of diseases in humans and animals. These medicines proved so effective that they were christened magic bullets owing to their potency in ...

"Our study findings add an additional benefit to the antibiotics-only approach being safe and effective for children in that this strategy is shown to be cost effective," Dr. Minneci said.

Antibiotic selection, dosing, and route were at the discretion of the treating team. We excluded patients with severe immunosuppression, foci requiring prolonged treatment, single cultures with ...

In the fight against antibiotic-resistant pneumonia, new research published in the Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy highlighted the use of aerosolized flagellin which is delivered directly to the ...