Frequent Pediatric Antibiotics May Increase Asthma, Allergy Risks
Repeated antibiotic use before age 2 is associated with a higher risk for asthma, food allergies and hay fever later in life.
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Frequent Pediatric Antibiotics May Increase Asthma, Allergy Risks
Repeated antibiotic use before age 2 is associated with a higher risk for asthma, food allergies and hay fever later in life.
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Child Asthma Risk Increased by Early-Life Antibiotics
New research indicates that postnatal antibiotic exposure, not associated with additional respiratory infections, is associated with childhood asthma.
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Three New Ways To Treat Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
An international clinical trial has found three new safe and effective drug regimens for tuberculosis that is resistant to rifampin, the most effective of the first-line antibiotics used to treat TB.
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Virus Infecting Common Bacteria Linked to Accelerated Lung Decline in CF
Cystic fibrosis patients with elevated levels of bacteria infected by Pf phage in their sputum experience a faster decline in lung function.
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FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Antibiotic for NTM Infections
The antibiotic shows promising antibacterial activity against common NTM strains, with favorable safety profiles, low resistance potential, and high oral bioavailability.
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Is There a Way to Mitigate Asthma Risk After Infant Antibiotic Use?
Researchers are investigating how infant antibiotic use affects the airway and gut microbiome, which could inform interventions to reduce childhood asthma risk in children needing antibiotics in early life.
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Antibiotics During Flu May Increase Risk of Bacterial Pneumonia
Taking antibiotics when sick with the flu might actually backfire, making it more likely for patients to develop serious bacterial pneumonia instead of preventing it, Cedars-Sinai researchers found.
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Pneumonia: Etiology, Care and Prevention
Pneumonia is a potentially life-threatening infection of the lungs that inflames alveoli and spurs the overproduction of purulent material. Typically afflicting neonates and seniors, the COVID pandemic has revealed the importance of proper pneumonia care for all patients.
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Medical Clowns Help Children with Pneumonia Recover Faster
Children with pneumonia who were visited by medical clowns had shorter hospital stays and required fewer days of intravenous antibiotics.
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Enzyme-Antibiotic Combo May Combat Ventilator-associated Pneumonia
A new model shows that combining antibiotics with enzymes improved the removal of tough biofilms in VAP, a finding that could lead to more effective treatments.
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$12 Million Study to Compare Instant vs Delayed Antibiotics in Child Pneumonia
The study aims to determine whether delayed antibiotics, compared to immediate prescribing, results in decreased antibiotic use and similar clinical improvement in children with mild pneumonia.
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Nearly 1 in 4 Kids with Wheezing Have Untreated Lung Infections
Many children with recurrent wheezing have undetected lung infections that may be more effectively treated with antivirals instead of commonly prescribed steroids.
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Post-marketing Study Confirms Efficacy of Omadacycline for Pneumonia
The study results confirm omadacycline as a safe and effective treatment for moderate to severe community-acquired bacterial pneumonia, demonstrating non-inferiority to moxifloxacin.
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Gut Molecule Could Counter Antibiotics’ Effect on Asthma Risk in Children
Giving a gut bacteria-derived molecule as a dietary supplement to children might protect them against adult-onset asthma, research suggests.
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Fingertip Sweat Test Tracks Antibiotics Use in Tuberculosis Patients
Antibiotics in tuberculosis patients can be accurately monitored through a fingerprint sweat test, offering a less invasive alternative to blood tests, research finds.
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1 in 4 Antibiotic Prescriptions Wasted on Unresponsive Patient Conditions, Including COVID-19
A five-year trend study shows a rebound in inappropriate use of antibiotics after an early pandemic dip.
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US Hospitals Slow to Adopt Newer Antibiotics for Highly Resistant Infections
Hospitals still treated over 40% of patients battling highly resistant infections exclusively with the older, generic agents, an NIH study finds.
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Antibiotics Ineffective for Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Antibiotics provided no measurable impact on the severity or duration of coughs, even if a bacterial infection was present, in patients seeking care for lower respiratory tract infections.
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Liquid Crystal Nanoparticles Supercharge Antibiotics for Cystic Fibrosis
Researchers are developing liquid nanoparticles to bypass the barriers posed by thick mucus and frequent infections in cystic fibrosis lungs and prevent antimicrobial resistance.
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FDA Approves Zevtera for Community-acquired Bacterial Pneumonia
The injection received FDA approval for adults and pediatric patients aged 3 months and older.
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Jumbo Phage Identified with Potential to Combat CF Lung Infections
Researchers in the United Kingdom have isolated a jumbo phage from wastewater with the potential to fight lung infections caused by Burkholderia cenocepacia.
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Generative AI Model Designs New Superbug-fighting Antibiotics
Researchers have invented a new artificial intelligence model that can design billions of new antibiotic molecules that are inexpensive and easy to build in the laboratory.
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Machine Learning Can Predict COVID-19 Bacterial Co-infection Risk
The machine learning technique can help detect whether antibiotic use is critical for patients with these infections.
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Azithromycin a Cost-Saving Treatment for Reducing Maternal Sepsis, Death or Infection
Administering azithromycin to pregnant women who deliver vaginally is a cost-saving treatment for reducing maternal sepsis, death or infection in developing countries.
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