A new study on Lyme disease sheds light on the persistence of symptoms; another new study points to an antibiotic that may be ...

Antibiotics are routinely given before or during many surgical procedures to prevent the development of an infection (known as antibiotic prophylaxis). This includes procedures to perform an abortion ...

Factors used in deciding to adhere to recommended prophylactic antibiotics and concerns about the official response were similar in Brentwood and Capitol Hill employees, and in adherent and ...

Antibiotic prophylaxis was associated with reduced risks for surgical site infection (SSIs) and readmissions in children ...

[7] As in the previous study, mechanical bowel preparation was omitted and only prophylactic intravenous antibiotics were used. The authors contended that mechanical bowel preparation as a means ...