Macrodantin (nitrofurantoin macrocrystals) and Macrobid (nitrofurantoin monohydrate/macrocrystals) are two of the more ...

Antibiotics are medicines that are used to treat bacterial infections. They work by killing or slowing the growth of bacteria ...

Of 185 patients treated with antibiotics, 65.4 per cent were still positive for Salmonella typhimurium 12 days after exposure, and 27.0 per cent were positive at 31 days. In contrast, of 87 who ...

Despite the crucial need for new antibiotics, there has been little innovation in the past 20 years. According to a report from the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, “more than 82% of all ...

New antibiotics are needed for the treatment of uUTIs. Currently, oral first-line treatment of uUTIs include nitrofurantoin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, fosfomycin, and pivmecillinam (Pivya).

Researchers have found that a history of repeated antibiotic use causes defects in the normally protective mucus barrier of the gut, due to antibiotic-driven alterations in the microbiota.

Drug-induced lupus is more common in men because they are given these drugs more often; however, not everyone who takes these drugs will develop the disease. Specific criteria for diagnosing ...

But now, with bacteria evolving resistance to more and more antibiotics, phage therapy is drawing a second look from researchers—sometimes with a novel twist. Instead of simply using the phages ...

pylori AND furazolidone, nitrofurantoin OR nitrofurans. Articles in any language were included and the help of translators was enlisted in the case of non-English publications. The reference list ...

Shai Bel and his research team at the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine of Bar-Ilan University have uncovered crucial insights into how antibiotic use increases the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

SO THERE’S A BIG CONCERN WHEN USING ANTIBIOTICS AND THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS IT CAN HAVE ON YOUR OVERALL GUT HEALTH. JOINING US NOW TO TALK ALL ABOUT THIS IS DOCTOR COURTNEY WASHINGTON. DOCTOR AS ...