The research, published Feb. 12 in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, found that the collaboration between antimicrobial stewardship physicians and pharmacists, along with the use of local ...

Just about every year since I was born, I’ve spent the first Saturday in February celebrating the best holiday known to humankind: Ice Cream for Breakfast Day. It all started stateside ...

If you have impetigo in only a small area of your skin, topical antibiotic creams, gels, or ointments are the preferred treatment. Options include mupirocin cream or ointment (Bactroban or Centany ...

Eleven people in north Alabama have suffered from a potentially deadly reaction after receiving a common antibiotic taken by millions. Many doctors have decided to pause prescribing ceftriaxone ...

Many Alabama doctors are pausing the use of a popular antibiotic following a recent warning issued by the state’s public health department. According to the release, the department is ...

The tests aim to reduce the use of antibiotics and therefore antimicrobial ... "It only identifies one bacterial group causing such upper respiratory tract infections when there are other bacteria ...

Mateo Ramirez, who would not reveal his real name for privacy reasons, is one of tens of thousands of Americans left with life-changing injuries after taking a group of antibiotics called ...

Why would a cat be so aggressive like that? I had cleaned off the wound and put some antibiotic ointment on it but when my co-workers saw the swelling the next day, I was urged to go to the ...

one evening before bed. The bite left a small puncture wound below my left thumb, and it stung as I washed it and slathered it in antibiotic ointment. I was sure I’d be fine, so the next ...

J. Desiree Douglas, MPA, PA-C, is a Physician Assistant and Co-Director, Occupational and Allergic Contact Dermatitis Clinic, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA. Comments and ...

Patch testing with the North American Contact Dermatitis Group (NACDG ... Previous treatments included oral antibiotics, retapamulin ointment, and oral prednisone. Her mother described a similar ...