Sentences with phrase «in shorter courses of antibiotics»

Doctors and researchers in Southampton have developed a novel way of using a swab test which can rapidly diagnose flu and other viral infections in patients with severe respiratory conditions — resulting in shorter courses of antibiotics and less time in hospital.

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As changes in gut flora could increase the risk of some chronic diseases, such as inflammatory bowel syndrome, each course of antibiotics may represent a trade - off between short - term benefit and long - term risk.

Newer evidence suggests that the shorter course of treatment does not reduce the benefits of therapy; in addition this can reduce antibiotic - related side effects, the risk of Clostridium difficile, a serious diarrheal infection, antibiotic resistance and costs, said Dr. Kalil.

Hospital - acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator - associated pneumonia (VAP)-- which account for 20 to 25 percent of hospital - acquired infections — should be treated with shorter courses of antibiotics than they typically are, according to new guidelines released by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and American Thoracic Society (ATS) and published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.

A proportion of patients with Lyme disease develop debilitating symptoms that persist in the absence of initial treatment or following short - course antibiotic therapy.

Lyme disease in the dog is an infection for which over 90 % of infected dogs will never get sick and the 5 - 10 % that do get sick can be easily treated with a safe relatively short course of antibiotics.

When serious flare - ups occur in these pets, I put these pets on a short course of corticosteroid and antibiotic treatment.