During the past 85 years of antibiotic use, we have learned a great deal about how these ‘miracle’ drugs work. We know the molecular structures and interactions of these drugs and their targets and the effects
DRUG resistance in bacteriaURINARY tract infectionsVETERINARY hospitalsESCHERICHIA coliSTAPHYLOCOCCUS aureusThe primary goal of the study was to determine the prevalence and various bacterial risks of lower urinary tract infections (UTI) in diseased and seemingly healthy pet animals...
Lab tests can determine if a Shigella infection involves "extensively drug-resistant" bacteria. XDR Shigella have shown resistance to all of the typically recommended frontline antibiotic treatments: azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and ampicillin. For patients with drug...
The vast majority of bacteria are harmless to people and some strains are even beneficial. In the human gastrointestinal tract, good bacteria aid in digestion and produce vitamins. They also help with immunity, making the body less hospitable to bad bacteria and other harmful pathogens. When consi...
The emergence of antibiotic resistance is a product of human behavior. The more antibiotics are used, the more bacteria become resistant to them. For example, antibiotics are often prescribed for viral infections, in which they do not work. Livestock are treated with antibiotics to prevent infectio...
type susceptibility is not completely understood. People with achlorhydria (reduced acid secretion in the stomach) and people taking medicines to reduce stomach acid (H2 blockers and others) are also more likely to develop cholera because stomach acid kills many types of bacteria, includingV. ...
The location of your gonorrhea infection (cervix, urethra, rectum, or in your throat) If you have any other STIs If you have any allergies to certain antibiotics Potential for antibiotic resistance Your ability to return for a follow-up visit or treatment Unfortunately, many of the bacteria ca...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, around 5% of the population chronically carries the type of staph bacteria known asMRSA. Antibiotic resistance MRSAis the result of decades of often unnecessary antibiotic use. For years, antibiotics have been prescribed for colds, flu and...
Diphtheria has infected humans for centuries. Hippocrates produced the first documented description of diphtheria in the fifth century BC. The disease has been a leader in causing death, especially in children, for many centuries. P. Bretonneau namedtyphusin 1826. The bacteria were first identified...
Chronic meningitis lasts four weeks or longer and is fairly uncommon in the U.S. and developed countries. Most bacterial infection causes acute meningitis, but worldwide the most common cause of chronic meningitis istuberculosis(Mycobacterium tuberculosis). Other causes include spirochete bacteria likesy...