Antibiotic Resistance

The pain and discomfort that women experience with recurrent UTIs are compounded by the frustration that they feel from their limited treatment options, according to a focus group study in The Journal of Urology.

There was a “strikingly high” level of antibiotic resistance among outpatient urine Escherichia coli isolates collected during a recent 9-year period in the United States, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Macrolide and quinolone consumption positively correlated with Helicobacter pylori resistance in European countries, according to research published in Gut.

Reducing fluoroquinolone and piperacillin-tazobactam use may decrease resistance in nonfermenting bacteria, according to a recent study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

I chose a career in infectious diseases during my residency in Detroit.

To curb unnecessary antibiotic use, clinicians should educate patients on the potential harms of its use on individuals rather than society or antibiotic resistance, researchers wrote in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.

In the fight against antibiotic resistance, ophthalmologists play an important role and are called to join the Re-SOLVE Antibiotic Resistance initiative launched by Santen.

Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the pathogen that causes gonorrhea, the second most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States.

Patients with end-stage renal disease, or ESRD, receive significantly more antibiotics than patients without ESRD, according to a recent study based in New York state.

Research has shown that mass distributing azithromycin to preschool children in sub-Saharan Africa can reduce child mortality — a benefit that has been shown to last for years.