Why do family doctors prescribe antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infection? The prescribing behaviour of family doctors in Hong Kong towards upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs), and the major clinical factors that might affe... T Lam,K Lam - 《International Journal of Clinical Practice...
Alex Kuzoian
I have been studying this experiment in my work as a biostatistician for over 20 years. Decades later, this experiment offers lessons still relevant today, because it implies that bacteria can develop resistance to antibiotics that haven't been developed yet. Slot machines and a eureka moment ...
Bacteria have relied on random mutations to cope with harsh, constantly changing environmentsfor millions of years. Their incessant, random mutations will lead them to inevitably develop variants that are resistant to the antibiotics of the future. ...
Also, antibiotics don’t work on viruses, so there is no cure for the common cold. What is day 6 of a cold? Usually, days 4 to 7 of your cold are considered the active stage, when your symptoms are the worst. You might have body aches, fatigue, or a fever around day 6. How...
Once thought of as straightforward infections cured by antibiotics, we now know chronic UTIs are complex. The cunning nature of the bacteria responsible for the condition allows them to hide in bladder walls, out of antibiotics' reach. The bacteria form biofilms, a kind of protective barrier that...
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Some kids with strep don't respond to the first course of antibiotics prescribed by a health care provider. So even though these kids have been treated, the infection never gets knocked out. Some children need longer treatment to get rid of the strep bacteria while others need a different an...
where there's a lot of Lyme disease, finding a tick that's been attached to them for more than 24 hours, ideally more than 36 hours, that in and of itself is enough to prompt them to go to their physician to see if they should get some antibiotics to prevent Lyme disease," she ...
Bacterial prostatitis can be treated with antibiotics, but—in severe cases or if left untreated—prostatitis can lead to anabscessin the prostate or bacterial infection in the blood, says Dr. Bohl. The causes of CPPS and asymptomatic inflammatory prostatitis are not well understood, says Dr. Bo...