A potential new approach for treating urinary tract infections (UTIs) without traditional antibiotics is being reported in ACS' Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. A potential new approach for ...

Broad-spectrum antibiotics are prescribed in one third of pediatric outpatient visits for urinary tract infection, and use of third-generation cephalosporins has doubled in the past decade.

A third-generation cephalosporin should be discouraged for first-time, uncomplicated UTIs. To limit future antibiotic resistance, the authors remind us to switch from empirically prescribed broad ...

Since 2014 national antimicrobial prescribing guidelines in England have recommended the use of nitrofurantoin over trimethoprim as the first-line treatment for urinary tract infections (UTIs ... is ...

Although symptoms referable to urinary-tract infection had been present in the past, in most patients infections were asymptomatic. Antibiotics were selected that could be administered orally to ...

Four tests that could allow people with urinary tract infections to receive the correct course of antibiotics more quickly are on course to be used by NHS hospitals, provided further research ...

If left untreated, a UTI can develop into serious health problems, such as a kidney infection. However, antibiotics can also increase bacterial resistance, and in some cases, your doctor may ...

These infections can affect several parts of the urinary tract, but the most common type is a bladder infection or cystitis.

Bacteria cause most UTIs. Anyone can get one ... If you’re positive for group B strep, your doctor will give you IV antibiotics during labor. You’ll take antibiotics for 3 to 7 days or ...