Sentences with phrase «short course of antibiotics»

Other strategies include shorter courses of antibiotic treatment and use of antibiotics that act against a narrower range of species.

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.

Some drugs were relatively harmless, such as acetaminophen or multivitamins, but many other patients were given short courses of antibiotics without a proper diagnosis or complete instructions to the patient.

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.

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.

«It's better to gain control of the bacterial infection the first time, than to use multiple short courses of antibiotics.

Taking a shorter course of antibiotics may be just as effective, plus do a better job at preventing antibiotic resistance.

The researchers proved it was the bacteria in the GI tract that was producing TMAO because a short course of antibiotics that wiped out GI bacteria also temporarily wiped out TMAO production.

Even a short course of antibiotics can lead to resistant bacterial populations taking up residence in the gut that persist for up to 4 years — maybe even longer (source)

In fact, in some situations, a short course of antibiotics has a mood - elevating effect.

«Following a short course of antibiotics, our gut microbiota return to normal.

Usually once this happens, all that's needed is a short course of antibiotics and life returns to normal.

If your dog has severe tartar buildup and gum disease, it may be necessary to use a short course of antibiotics for five to seven days to prevent a bacterial infection from spreading, especially in the heart and kidneys.

Unlike a short course of antibiotics, ADHD medications are intended to be taken for a longer period of time.