Microbiology: How antibiotics boost infectionThe article offers brief information on change in bacterial community present in mice gut, by antibiotics that shift level of carbohydrates and metabolites, and make it more susceptible to infections from Clostridium difficile.doi:10.1038/505456d...
“it's reasonable to call your doctor and ask if you can stop your antibiotic,” she says. And be reassured that “stopping short of a full course of antibiotics won't worsen the problem of antibiotic resistance,” Peto says.
"Our discovery prevents infection without building up antibiotic resistance. As such, it might even be preferable to construct treatments based on molecular tweezers rather than antibiotics," says Prof. Jelinek, who is also Ben-Gurion University's Vice President of Research...
We’re going to assume that you’ve made it here because you have some highly uncomfortable yeast infection symptoms or other sitch happening down there that’s not your norm – the itching, the stinging, the irritation, ugh. And we know you wanna know exactly how to fix a yeast ...
Primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) is an immune-mediated bleeding disorder characterized by decreased platelet counts and an increased risk of bleeding. Multiple humoral and cellular immune abnormalities result in accelerated platelet destruction and
The virus's rate of multiplying reduces to a low level, and symptoms often disappear. Untreated chronic HIV infection usually develops into AIDS within 10 to 12 years. The third and final stage of HIV infection is AIDS itself, but no one dies from AIDS specifically. Instead, an AIDS-...
Preventing DysenteryDysentery, an inflammation of the intestines, is most commonly spread through poor hygiene and hand-washing habits, especially in children and food workers. Dysentery causes diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps. To avoid this painful infection, follow strict hygiene practices and make...
In the last 10 years, more and more people have developed serious infections that are resistant to antibiotic drugs. These steps may help prevent infection and keep things from getting worse.
The best way to keep HIV symptoms and complications at bay is to maintain the doctor-prescribed schedule of antiviral medications without missing any doses. If you do this, you’ll help: Strengthen your immune system Lessen the chances of infection of any type ...
“take out a specific species or strain that is causing the infection, but to leave other commensal bacteria unharmed.” What’s more, phages aren’t as likely to drive bacterial resistance as antibiotics. And they’re wildly abundant. “You can go to a drop of seawater and find trillions...