Prophylactic use of the antibiotic rifaximin is fuelling a dangerous multidrug-resistant pathogen, Australian scientists say. The team says rifaximin causes cross-resistance to the unrelated antibiotic…
Antimicrobial resistance has created another “untreatable” STI, Mycoplasma genitalium, which is increasingly common in Australia, doctors say. Melbourne sexual health physician Professor Catriona Bradshaw said…
Doctors say it is time to rethink the use of trimethoprim as empirical treatment for UTIs, with results from an Australian study showing high rates…
Professor Jon Iredell. Photo: X (formerly Twitter).“Long before mammals evolved, bacteria and viruses were fighting it out on this planet. “Some viruses adapted to live…
Leading sexual health physicians have cautiously backed the use of doxycycline as a morning after pill for STI prevention in high-risk gay and bisexual men.…
Giving patients who think they have a penicillin allergy a small dose of the antibiotic was as effective – but much cheaper – than skin…
Overuse of antibiotics may trigger inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), research suggests. A US study finds that antibiotics may increase the risk for bowel diseases, such…
GPs are being urged to order stool culture and antibiotic susceptibility testing when investigating suspected shigellosis amid a rise in multidrug-resistant cases. A health warning…
While much of our attention during the past few years has been focused on COVID-19, a more insidious and dangerous pandemic has been spreading unabated:…
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