With all we know about antibiotic resistance these days, you would think the use of these drugs would be more closely monitored. Well, a May 2024 study indicates otherwise. The researchers tracked more than 152 million visits to emergency rooms that resulted in one or more antibiotic prescription...
during 12 months of prophylaxis, the mean number of crs of uti in the trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole group was 2.9 in comparison with 3.3 in the lactobacilli group (p = .42). based on predetermined rules for noninferiority, lactobacilli were inferior to antibiotic prophylaxis for this primary ...
For antibiotic therapy to be effective, you need to take thedrugsas instructed. Many times, symptoms may seem to resolve before you complete the entire course of antibiotics. However, avoid discontinuing the course of treatment and continue to take the doses as prescribed. If you are a female...
Noroxin is quinolone antibiotic used for treatment of urinary tract such as pyelonephritis, cystitis, urethritis), genitals (prostatitis, cervicitis, endometritis), gastrointestinal tract (salmonellosis, shigellosis), uncomplicated gonorrhea. Mechanism of its action consists in inhibition of DNA gyrase leadi...
and other waste products. The healthy balance of bacteria assists with the regulation of gastrointestinal motility and maintenance of gut barrier function. Research has shown some benefits for the use of probiotics for infectiousdiarrhea, antibiotic-associated diarrhea, gut transit,IBS,abdominal painand...
Antibiotic therapy allows sterilization of urinary culture in 90 % of patients and reduces the incidence of acute pyelonephritis by 70–80 %, decreasing the incidence of low birth-weight and of preterm birth (strong suggestion, from large observational studies and RCTs). 4. The optimal treatment...
respectively. A majority (54%) were at risk for complications and were those more exposed to inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions. In total, 56% of women suffered from more than 10 episodes/year and 48% suffered from relapses, mainly due toE. coli. Genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) ...