Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis using non-beta‑lactams administered before major surgery was independently associated with a significantly higher risk for surgical site infection than conventional ...

ORLANDO, Florida ― The aggressive chemotherapy regimen given to children with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) during the induction phase, which aims to push the disease into remission, also depletes ...

Study authors examined 186,589 patients with an initial positive urine culture and receiving antibiotics to quantify risks and benefits of UTI prophylaxis in older adults. Long-term antibiotic urinary ...

Trial findings bolster guideline recommendations limiting perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis to 24 hours or less for cystectomy with urinary diversion. Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Of 1,196 tunneled catheters placed in nephrology services that use antibiotics, four resulted in bloodstream ...

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) prophylaxis refers to preventive measures that a doctor may take to stop a recurrence of ARF. These measures involve administering antibiotics to prevent infection. ARF is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . According to Calabrese, who is also chief medical editor for Healio Rheumatology, familiarity with all available ...

Adding vancomycin to beta-lactam prophylaxis with cefazolin did not help prevent surgical-site infections in patients undergoing arthroplasty mostly for the knees or hips, a randomized trial showed.

Summary statistics are from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Active Bacterial Core Surveillance reports 1-3 except for data on pregnant persons (from Phares et al. 4). Group B ...