Although using antibiotics during surgery reduces surgical site infection rates, a new study in JAMA Pediatrics suggests physicians aren’t consistent in how they administer antibiotic treatments to ...

Pancreas with pancreatitis in human body The inappropriate use of antibiotics as prophylaxis and treatment in acute pancreatitis is common, highlighting the efforts required for antibiotic stewardship ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More than 6.6 million antibiotics are inappropriately prescribed at dental visits each year. These prescriptions ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A study of more than 500,000 inpatient elective surgeries found that antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines were not ...

The efficacy of continuous antibiotic prophylaxis in preventing urinary tract infection (UTI) in infants with grade III, IV, or V vesicoureteral reflux is controversial. In this investigator-initiated ...

ORLANDO, Florida ― The aggressive chemotherapy regimen given to children with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) during the induction phase, which aims to push the disease into remission, also depletes ...

Current guidelines recommend 5 to 7 days of broad-spectrum antibiotic prophylaxis for upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis. In a systematic review and meta-analysis, shorter ...

Children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) often receive inappropriate antibiotics, a key driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Infections with AMR-bearing pathogens disproportionately ...

Mandibular and facial fractures present a significant risk for infectious complications due to the inherent bacterial flora of the oral cavity and adjacent anatomical structures. The use of antibiotic ...

Despite guidelines, prescribing antibiotic prophylaxis for dental procedures when treating those at high risk for infective endocarditis remains challenging for dentists. The study was published on ...

Data are from the first randomized clinical trial evaluating whether prophylactic antibiotics are needed for transperineal prostate biopsy. In men without infection risk factors, antibiotic ...