News tagged with oral antibiotic
Chronic Lyme disease: How often is it diagnosed and treated?
The existence of chronic Lyme disease is an issue of sharp debate within the medical community. Some health care workers who call themselves "Lyme literate" insist that chronic Lyme disease is frequently diagnosed and treated ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 02, 2010 |
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Study shows antibiotic unsuccessful in preventing preterm labor
The antibiotic, called azithromycin, is effective in treating infections such as syphilis, Chlamydia and Ureaplasma urealyticum - a bacterial infection thought to play a significant role in causing preterm labour. Recent studi ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Distribution of antibiotic for eye disease linked to low death risk among Ethiopian children
Children in Ethiopia who received the antibiotic azithromycin as a method for controlling the contagious eye disease trachoma had a lower odds of death compared to children who did not receive the antibiotic, according to ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Fewer deaths with preventive antibiotic use
Administering antibiotics as a preventive measure to patients in intensive care units (ICUs) increases their chances of survival. This has emerged from a study involving nearly sixthousand Dutch patients in thirteen hospitals. ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 01, 2009 |
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