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What to know about azithromycin

Azithromycin is an antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections such as respiratory tract infections, Lyme disease, ear infections, conjunctivitis, and skin infections. It is also sometimes ...
The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) held its annual Infection Control Boot Camp in Atlanta at the beginning of February. For the second year, OSAP dedicated the day preceding ...
Azithromycin is a generic drug prescribed for certain bacterial infections. It is available as the brand-name drug Zithromax. Azithromycin’s cost with and without insurance can depend on several ...
The news is full of terms like superbug, post-antibiotic era, and abbreviations like MRSA. They all refer to various aspects of antibiotic resistance—the ability of bacteria to out-maneuver the drugs ...
Azithromycin is an antibiotic that can treat the sexually transmitted infection (STIs) chlamydia and some of its complications, such as urethritis and cervicitis. It may also help treat gonorrhea. The ...
Research from the CDC suggests 30% of antibiotic prescriptions are not needed. Coughing, headaches, runny noses. Nobody likes to feel sick, so they turn to a doctor for advice. With people more ...
In a recent study published in Gut, researchers evaluated the impact of antibiotic usage on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) development risk among individuals aged ten years and above. Study: ...