Miriam E Tucker August 27, 2015 Antibiotic use was associated with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes in a new population-based, case-control study. The findings were published online August 27, 2015 in theJournal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism by Kristian Hallundback Mikkelsen, MD, a PhD student at the Center for Diabetes Research, Gentofte Hospital, […]
Findings may offer another reason to judiciously prescribe antibiotics to children Date: July 20, 2015 Source: Rutgers University Taking antibiotics may increase the risk that a child will develop juvenile arthritis, according to a study from Rutgers University, University of Pennsylvania and Nemours A.I. duPont Hospital for Children published today in Pediatrics. Researchers found that […]
Diana Swift May 18, 2015 By offering parents positive advice on ways to reduce children’s respiratory symptoms and explaining the reasons why antibiotics are not indicated, clinicians reduced inappropriate antibiotic prescribing, a new study suggests. At the same time, this two-sided approach improved parents’ experience and provider care ratings. Rita Magione-Smith, MD, MPH, a professor of pediatrics […]
Date: May 18, 2015 Source: Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Summary: Misdiagnoses lead to increased risk of incorrect antibiotic use, threatening patient outcomes and antimicrobial efficacy, while increasing healthcare costs, a new study concludes. The researchers found that 95 percent of patients with an incorrect or indeterminate diagnosis, or with a symptom identified but […]
May 13, 2015 Source: University of Minnesota, Academic Health Center A new study led by researchers at the University of Minnesota has found a three-way link among antibiotic use in infants, changes in the gut bacteria, and disease later in life. The imbalances in gut microbes, called dysbiosis, have been tied to infectious diseases, allergies […]
By Tara Haelle HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, April 20, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Antibiotics appear to be overused in many neonatal intensive care units, new research suggests. Just how overused these medications were varied widely, the study authors found. Some neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) gave antibiotics to newborns at a rate 40 times greater than […]
Eric J. Topol, MD, Martin J. Blaser, MD Disclosures April 13, 2015 See Video Interview Tracing a Path From Campylobacter to the Microbiome Eric J. Topol, MD: Hello. I’m Eric Topol, editor-in-chief of Medscape, and I am pleased to have Dr Martin Blaser join me for this One-on-One interview. Dr Blaser runs the Human Microbiome Center at New […]
Do Antibiotics Raise Diabetes Risk via Gut Microbiota? Liam Davenport April 01, 2015 People who take multiple courses of antibiotics may face an increased risk of developing both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, potentially through alterations in gut microbiota, conclude US researchers. The team, led by Ben Boursi, MD, a postdoctoral researcher in the department of […]
Risk, though small, appears highest when medications given in first 6 weeks, researchers report Monday, February 16, 2015 MONDAY, Feb. 16, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Using certain antibiotics early in infancy may raise the risk of a serious gastrointestinal condition called pyloric stenosis, a new study indicates. Doctors have known that using the antibiotic erythromycin […]
Date: February 10, 2015 Source: Oregon State University Summary: Researchers have discovered that antibiotics have an unwanted impact on the microorganisms that live in an animal’s gut that’s more broad and complex than previously known. A study has helped to explain these processes, which are now believed to affect everything from the immune system to […]
January 07, 2015 JAMA TAKE-HOME MESSAGE The authors of this JAMA clinical synopsis examine whether antibiotics are associated with improved outcomes in patients with acute bronchitis. While antibiotic use was associated with reduced overall and nighttime cough and slight reductions in duration of cough, feeling ill, and impaired activities, patients taking antibiotics had no significant […]
Lara C. Pullen, PhD November 19, 2014 The adverse effects of amoxicillin appear to be underreported in clinical trials. In particular, treatment with amoxicillin-clavulanic acid commonly results in diarrhea, and treatment with amoxicillin-clavulanic acid or amoxicillin commonly results in candidiasis. Malcom Gillies, PhD, from NPS Medicine Wise, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and colleagues published their […]
Pam Harrison November 18, 2014 Exposure to antibiotics during childhood significantly increases the risk for juvenile idiopathic arthritis in a dose-dependent manner, say investigators reporting at the American College of Rheumatology 2014 Annual Meeting in Boston. They suggest that alterations in the human microbiome might be implicated in the development of the disease. “The more […]
Published: Sep 29, 2014 By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today Children exposed repeatedly to antibiotics in their first 2 years of life were more likely to be obese later in childhood, researchers said. Children with four or more courses of antibiotics were 11% more likely than others to become obese, according toCharles Bailey, […]
Azithromycin Linked to Belly Blockage in Infants Published: Sep 10, 2014 By Ed Susman , Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Story Source Action Points Note that this study was published as an abstract and presented at a conference. These data and conclusions should be considered to be preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal. WASHINGTON — […]
Theoklis E. Zaoutis, MD, MSCE August 18, 2014 Story Source May Require Free Registration Hello. My name is Theo Zaoutis. I’m Chief of Infectious Diseases at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. I am here today to discuss antibiotic use as specifically related to a recent survey that was conducted by WebMD and Medscape in cooperation […]
MedPageToday.com Published: Aug 17, 2014 By Salynn Boyles, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Exposure to antibiotics early in life may permanently alter gut microbes in a way that could increase obesity risk years later, researchers reported. In a study that compared outcomes in mice given low-dose penicillin versus those who were not, infancy was identified as […]
Published: Jun 11, 2013 | Updated: Jun 12, 2013 By Todd Neale , Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Note that this cluster-randomized trial demonstrated that outpatient pediatric practices receiving triannual feedback regarding broad-spectrum antibiotic overuse significantly decreased their rate of prescribing these medications. Be aware that this difference was driven largely by a […]
Lee GC BMC Med. 2014 Jun 11;12(1):96. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed Reference Full Text Article Abstract BACKGROUND: The use of antibiotics is the single most important driver in antibiotic resistance. Nevertheless, antibiotic overuse remains common. Decline in antibiotic prescribing in the United States coincided with the launch of national educational campaigns in the 1990s […]
Medscape Medical News Marcia Frellick May 21, 2014 Physicians are prescribing antibiotics for acute bronchitis at rates between 60% and 80%, despite guidelines and educational efforts that say the rate should be zero, according to a research letter published in the May 21 issue of JAMA. For more than 40 years, the authors note, clinical trials have shown […]