A 61-year-old woman with a medical history of type 1 diabetes on insulin pump, coronary artery disease (CAD) status post–coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), gastroesophageal reflux disease, Hashimoto...
In this podcast, Mihiri J. Silva, PhD, and Dharini Ravindra, DCD, discuss the results of their team's recent systematic review examining the relationship between antibiotic exposure in early childhood and...
A 13-year-old boy presents with hearing loss to a pediatric clinic. According to his records, he received azithromycin to treat a case of bronchitis a year earlier. His parents ask what is causing the...
With the concern of antibiotic resistance growing, treatment practices are being re-evaluated. What is your stance on prescribing fluoroquinolone as first-line therapy? Let us know by taking our poll.
In recent years, an increasing number of bacteria have become resistant to certain antibiotics. How severe do you think this issue has become? Let us know by taking our poll.
Do you know how long an individual with tuberculosis should receive first-line antibiotics to treat and prevent further spread of the infection? Find out by taking this pop quiz.
Many antibiotics are overprescribed. To prevent this and optimize antibiotic use, some practices have implemented stewardship programs. Does your practice have this type of program?
In this podcast, Mihiri J. Silva, PhD, and Dharini Ravindra, DCD, discuss the results of their team's recent systematic review examining the relationship between antibiotic exposure in early childhood and...
In her session at the Spring Symposium on Advanced Wound Care in National Harbor, Maryland, Mary Bessesen, MD, focuses on the basic principles for diagnosing diabetic foot infections and reviews the key...
In this Q&A, Adam Faye, MD, MS, discusses the implications of his team’s study examining the relationship between antibiotic use and onset of ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease in adults aged 60 years...
In this video, Francisco Guarner, MD, PhD, and Hania Szajewska, MD, PhD, discuss the latest updates to the Probiotics and Prebiotics Practice Guideline by the World Gastroenterology Organization (WGO),...
Carol Chelimo, PhD, and Cameron Grand, MbChB, PhD, answered our questions about their study examining the association between early exposure to antibiotics and subsequent body mass index and the likelihood...
