We describe a case report of a female patient in her 70s who presented with pancytopenia after being treated with nitrofurantoin and ciprofloxacin for suspected urinary tract infection. She underwent ...

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are recognized as the second most common medical condition, following respiratory infections. Despite the availability of numerous efficacious antibiotics for the ...

A urinary tract infection (UTI) is a bacterial infection that occurs when foreign bacteria enter the urinary tract. Although they are more common in women, anyone can get them. If not properly treated ...

Escherichia coli (E. coli) is the most common culprit and accounts for about 80-90% of all UTIs. Over time, this particular bacteria and others have developed antibiotic resistance to amoxicillin ...

Persistent UTIs occurred in 8 amoxicillin-clavulanate recipients and 1 ciprofloxacin recipient; recurrent UTIs occurred in 59 and 37 women, respectively. Side effects were reported by 27% of women ...

Objectives To determine the feasibility of conducting a randomised trial of the effectiveness of cranberry extract in reducing antibiotic use by women with symptoms of acute, uncomplicated urinary ...

and in the meantime patients with UTI symptoms are often prescribed broad-spectrum antibiotics that may be unnecessary, less effective, and encourage AMR. Antibiotic choice is then generally ...

with overall UTI encounters growing by 325.9%. The rate of antibiotic dispensation climbed by 227.3% per 1000 patients, outpacing the 159.8% increase in positive urine cultures. Researchers ...

Antibiotic resistance is the ability of bacteria to resist the effects of antibiotics, a type of drug - such as penicillin or ciprofloxacin - that kills or stops the growth of bacteria. When bacteria ...