Meningitis can be a frightening diagnosis. Our expert guide breaks down the different types—bacterial, viral, and fungal—and ...

Published results showed oral antibiotics may be noninferior to IV antibiotics with respect to number of surgical interventions required within 1 year for patients with fracture-related infections ...

A recent cohort study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association delved into managing gram-negative bloodstream infections (GN-BSIs) across 24 hospitals in the United States, ...

Cellulitis treatment typically includes taking oral or IV antibiotics and keeping the area clean. This skin infection causes redness, pain, and swelling. Cellulitis is usually easy for a ...

Extended oral antibiotic prophylaxis eliminated UTIs after robot-assisted radical cystectomy procedures. Prophylactic ...

Medically reviewed by Jane Kim, MD Antibiotics for pneumonia include Zithromax (azithromycin), Biaxin (clarithromycin), and Erythrocin (erythromycin). Azithromycin is often the first-line ...

Parents were given the choice of having their child’s appendix removed, or to have them treated with IV antibiotics for at least 24 hours to see if surgery could be avoided.