Prevalence of UTIs in Indian population is estimated to be around 33%. Men have less than 15% chance of developing this ...

Urinalysis is the oldest laboratory test ever performed. It is a fast, easy, low-cost test for a variety of clinical ...

Liquid laundry sanitizers offer an extra level of cleaning, but they should only be used in limited circumstances.

The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee issued guidance on the prevention and control of health care-associated infections. In a statement, HHS said HICPAC was terminated ...

Now, researchers in ACS Nano report a topical antibiotic gel that—applied just once—cured middle ear infection within 24 hours in chinchillas. "I often receive emails from parents asking when ...

The Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) issued national standards for hand-washing, mask-wearing and isolating sick patients that most U.S. hospitals follow.

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating a new outbreak of hepatitis A infections, but has not yet determined the source of the pathogen. As of the posting of the outbreak announcement ...

In a new study, published on preprint platform Research Square, the effects of rising temperatures on infection-causing fungi have been mapped under different climate change mitigation scenarios ...

Uncomplicated urinary tract infections remain a common and costly condition in the United States, with effective treatment complicated by recurrence and antibiotic resistance. In a recent AJMC ...

A possibly effective antibiotic for uncomplicated UTIs — that is, UTIs in people with no symptoms or examination findings of upper tract infection — is sulopenem etzadroxil and probenecid ...