Sentences with phrase «as an antibiotic treatment»

«Given that phenotypic heterogeneity within a bacterial population can increase its advantage of survival under stress conditions such as antibiotic treatment, this new technique is quite promising for future treatment of bacterial pathogens, as it enables de novo detection and characterization of epigenetic heterogeneity in a bacterial population.»

Fortunately, the number of cells with multi-drug tolerance decreases again as soon as the antibiotic treatment ends.

Studies show that herbal remedies like oregano oil, wormwood oil, lemon balm oil, and Indian barberry root extract (among others) can be as effective as antibiotic treatment.

It also has special ability to act as an antibiotic treatment.

Not exact matches

«These findings, although currently laboratory - based, could have deep implications for the detection and treatment of corneal infections as it has the potential to reduce diagnosis time from up to two weeks to only a few minutes - and the ability to deliver the correct antibiotics immediately.»

A patient's life might depend not only upon basic forms of medical treatment such as antibiotics, but upon simple care designed to minimize infection and bolster physical, mental, and physiological functioning.»

However, it has not been demonstrated whether lauric acid can be used for acne treatment as a natural antibiotic against Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes), which promotes follicular inflammation (inflammatory acne).

Fortunately, H. pylori can be destroyed with a two or three week treatment of various antibiotics combined with antacid drugs such as Zantac.

This, too, should not be concerning, as they will go back to normal after your antibiotic treatment.

Though antibiotics are the most common form of treatment for this infection, there a couple of self - help methods other moms have tried to help treat this infection as well:

If baby does need treatment with antibiotics, talk to your doctor about using a probiotic as well to stave off a diaper rash before it starts!

Treatment — prescription antibiotic ointment as well as the above general measures.

Tweezers, cotton swabs and antibiotic ointment are all good options, as are diarrhea OTC treatments and an anti-itch lotion.

Some studies have shown that the treatment of GBS using Chlorhexidine is safe, cheap, and as effective as antibiotics, without negative side - effects.

Some pregnant moms do want the standard treatment, as they are more concerned with GBS than a few doses of intravenous antibiotics, and do not feel the IV in labor will hinder them or their birth dreams.

Saving left over antibiotics to give to a child who is feeling under the weather to prevent an infection is also seriously discouraged as this will also give rise to more resistance to antibiotic treatment in the future.

The guidelines include interventions provided to the mother — for example steroid injections before birth, antibiotics when her water breaks before the onset of labour, and magnesium sulfate to prevent future neurological impairment of the child, as well as interventions for the newborn baby — for example thermal care, feeding support, (e.g. kangaroo mother care, when babies are stable), safe oxygen use, and other treatments to help babies breathe more easily.

As infections in the newborn baby can be very serious and require quick and effective antibiotic treatment, the antibiotics are given as an intravenous (IV) infusioAs infections in the newborn baby can be very serious and require quick and effective antibiotic treatment, the antibiotics are given as an intravenous (IV) infusioas an intravenous (IV) infusion.

Treatment often includes antiviral or antibiotic medicines, as well as intense supportive care while the baby's in the hospital.

MRSA Action UK does not however support or agree with Professor Mark Baker's comment in today's media that NICE is considering bringing antibiotics into the existing bonus scheme for GP's not to prescribe these drugs, this is both wrong and immoral as some patients will always require treatment for infections, it is the clinical need that needs to be ascertained and the correct diagnosis determined and appropriate treatment given that needs to be correct.

Barrett authored the bill that prohibits the investigation of any claim of medical professional misconduct based solely on treatment that is not universally accepted by the medical profession, such as longer - term antibiotic treatment for chronic Lyme disease.

Researchers say both treatment settings had high rates of inappropriate prescribing for conditions such as bronchitis, which is consistent with prior research that about half of outpatient antibiotic prescriptions are not clinically necessary.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is usually harmless to humans, but in people with cystic fibrosis (CF) or who have weakened immune systems — such as those who have had an operation or treatment for cancer — it can cause infections that are resistant to antibiotics.

Early detection and treatment with antibiotics can prevent long - term effects such as pelvic inflammatory disease that can affect the fallopian tubes and lead to infertility or ectopic pregnancy.

This is good news, because phage could be used as alternative treatment when antibiotics become resistant to pathogenic bacteria.

«Phage have been used as an alternative to antibiotics for decades in eastern European countries, particularly for treatment of urinary tract infections,» said corresponding author Catherine Putonti, PhD, Associate Professor of Bioinformatics, Loyola University, Chicago.

«It also may be possible to modify the test so that it could be used to detect pathogens other than viruses, including bacteria, fungi and other microbes, as well as genes that would indicate the pathogen is resistant to treatment with antibiotics or other drugs,» said co-author Kristine Wylie, PhD, assistant professor of pediatrics.

The benefit of antibiotic treatment of ASB following screening is also an open issue, as the results of the over 40 - year - old studies can not be applied to the current healthcare situation.

This fashion faded in the 1960s as effective treatments, such as vaccines and antibiotics, became available and people became aware that sun exposure and sunburn during childhood were strong risk factors for developing skin cancer in later life.»

The question of whether pregnant women or their children benefit from screening is therefore just as unclear as the question of whether they benefit from antibiotic treatment of ASB detected by Screening.

Many bacteria are principally susceptible to treatment, but can still survive for some hours to days in adverse environmental conditions, such as exposure to antibiotics.

Therefore, fat - soluble vitamins such as vitamin E could help to improve antibiotic treatment by freeing the antibiotics from the lipocalins and allowing them to reach the target bacteria to fight the infection.

Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear / Harvard Medical School have found that patients who were prescribed corticosteroids as part of treatment for Lyme disease - associated facial paralysis had worse long - term outcomes of regaining facial function than those who were prescribed antibiotic therapy alone.

«Neither of the treatment systems we studied was designed to remove antibiotics from waste as the primary goal,» Aga says.

This is particularly worrisome as the research also revealed that antibiotic compounds tend to migrate from the liquid parts of the manure into the solids during treatment, making it arguably more important to treat than the latter.

To alleviate symptoms, steam inhalation and nasal irrigation are widely suggested as an alternative to common treatment with antibiotics, which are often not effective and contribute to antibiotic resistance.

Lately, the drug has also been in the news as a possible treatment for schizophrenia, after psychotic symptoms disappeared in a young Japanese man treated with the antibiotic for pneumonia.

A gastric biopsy retrieved bacteria that, when cultured, clearly proved that H. pylori had caused his illness, nailing its role in the causation of ulcers and sparking prompt, worldwide acceptance of antibiotics as treatment for gastritis and ulcer.

These cells are in a dormant state, and, as a result, are insusceptible to the antibiotic treatment.

Antibiotics do not easily eradicate the gut bacteria Escherichia coli, as some bacteria survive treatment in a dormant state.

In addition, overuse of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture also have made some bacteria, such as MRSA, shrug off most known treatments, making at least 2 million Americans sick every year.

«Of course, one must be cautious with such an approach, but the ability to use combinations of treatments including antibiotics plus immune modulators such as these NFAT inhibitors might have considerable therapeutic value.»

Thriving bacteria raise blood levels of the hormone precursor procalcitonin, for example; guiding treatment based on procalcitonin concentrations led to half as much antibiotic use across seven studies, with no drop in cure rates.

«Once clinicians are updated regularly on what bugs are causing VAP and HAP in their hospitals as well as their sensitivities to specific antibiotics, they can choose the most effective treatment,» said Dr. Andre C. Kalil, MD, MPH, lead author of the guidelines, professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and director of the Transplant Infectious Diseases Program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.

As such, B. bacteriovorus might be more selective than the antibiotics currently in use, and anti-bacterial treatment might not require the widespread extermination of the gut flora that is of importance to human health.»

«Unfortunately, all available medical treatments for otitis media with effusion such as antibiotics, antihistamines, decongestants and intranasal steroids are ineffective and have unwanted effects, and therefore can not be recommended,» writes Dr. Ian Williamson, Primary Care and Population Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, with coauthors.

The original, randomized, open label study, which enrolled 20 outpatient men with cirrhosis and recurrent HE receiving standard - of - care (SOC) treatment, had previously reported that a single FMT enema after antibiotic pretreatment improved cognitive function at Day 20 and reduced HE episodes and hospitalizations over the following 5 months compared with SOC.1 The long - term outcomes of this study, which were presented today at The International Liver Congress ™ 2018 in Paris, France, demonstrated sustained and statistically significant reductions in the number of HE episodes and hospitalizations as well as improvements in cognitive function over 1 year in the men who received FMT compared with the control group.

However, as a result of use and misuse of antibiotics (such as using the wrong drug, or not completing the full course of treatment) bacteria can develop drug resistance (known as acquired drug resistance).

The patient's medical, immunization, and recent antibiotic history, as well as the timing and location of injury, should be considered when determining treatment.

Given the chance, the bacteria will spread across surfaces such as human tissue to form a biofilm that may resist treatment with antibiotics.