Cedars-Sinai researchers have found that blocking the action of a protein called interleukin 6 (IL-6), part of the immune system, could resolve the delirium that often accompanies urinary tract infection (UTI) in elderly ...
Dec 6, 2021
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Experts predict that without intervention, the problem of multidrug-resistant bacterial infections could be catastrophic by 2050, killing nearly 10 million people each year.
Nov 24, 2021
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New research by the Centenary Institute suggests that commonly prescribed anticoagulants—medicines, such as aspirin, that help prevent blood clots—may make urinary tract infections (UTIs) more severe.
Nov 16, 2021
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A forgotten antibiotic, temocillin, led to lower selection of resistant bacteria than the standard treatment for febrile urinary tract infection, in a study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. Thus, temocillin may ...
Oct 28, 2021
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Common maternal infections during pregnancy, such as urinary and respiratory tract infections were linked to a child developing leukemia, a new study has found. But the increase in overall risk was small given the rarity ...
Oct 28, 2021
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Identifying the dynamic events occurring during urinary tract infections (UTI) has revealed a new potential strategy to combat this condition, considered the most common type of infection. Researchers at Baylor College of ...
Oct 19, 2021
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Despite the prevalence of the painful condition, women are fearful and frustrated with limited management options, according to Cedars-Sinai research published in the Journal of Urology.
Oct 1, 2021
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Enterobacteria such as Escherichia coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae are dreaded hospital germs that can cause serious intestinal and urinary tract infections. The risk of infection with these pathogens is growing, because they ...
Sep 6, 2021
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After years of steady reductions in healthcare-associated infections, significantly higher rates of four out of six routinely tracked infections were observed in U.S. hospitals, according to a Centers for Disease Control ...
Sep 2, 2021
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According to three studies presented at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), using cannabis before total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA) can lead to increased ...
Aug 31, 2021
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