Azithromycin is often the first-line treatment for bacterial pneumonia. Amoxicillin is used for mild to moderate pneumonia for nonhospitalized people. Hospitalized adults may need different ...

Pneumonia and urinary tract infections are the two most common infections requiring hospitalizations and major reasons for the overuse of broad-spectrum antibiotics. While UTIs require 480,000 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. & ORANGE, Calif. & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Two large multi-state studies funded by the National Institutes of Health and led by the University of California, Irvine, Harvard Pilgrim ...

Antibiotics can save lives, but they may also disrupt the balance of beneficial bacteria in your gut. Learn how antibiotics affect the gut microbiome, why digestive side effects can occur, how long ...