and antibiotics. Percutaneous drainage of pericolic abscess (although an invasive procedure), was allowed to be included as part of the conservative treatment of patients with diverticulitis when ...

Medical treatment results in more readmissions due to the recurrence of disease. However, it is reasonable to avoid surgical therapy in the vast majority of patients with acute diverticulitis and ...

A clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that the oral antibiotic levofloxacin ... in South Africa and involved the same treatment in children.

This is the largest trial of its kind to evaluate PCT-guided antibiotic treatment in children but, despite promising previous analysis, the study found that using the PCT biomarker to guide ...

The “REducinG Antibiotic tReatment Duration for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia” (REGARD-VAP) trial aims to provide evidence for using a set of reproducible clinical criteria to shorten antibiotic ...

The actor said he lost 40 pounds taking GLP-1 medication before a negative side effect necessitated a change to a different ...

Other common causes include Haemophilus influenzae, Chlamydia pneumoniae, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Antibiotic drugs, which treat bacterial infections, are the primary form of treatment for bacterial ...

KDIGO guideline is the first specifically addressing autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) and focuses on some unique aspects of management.