Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) is an increasing problem. Although most CA-MRSA infections involve the skin and soft tissue, CA-MRSA can also cause ...

Get Smart About Antibiotics Week, an annual event to raise awareness about antibiotic resistance and appropriate antibiotic prescription and use, runs Nov. 14-20 this year. In honor of this annual ...

The story is familiar: A diagnosis of breast cancer, followed by surgery to remove existing, low-risk tumors, then radiation and hormone therapy to lessen the chances of recurrence. A new study ...

Tucked away in a dusty corner of St. Mary’s Hospital in London lies a tiny, one-room museum dedicated to one of the most important discoveries in the history of medicine: a mold that changed the world ...

Bicillin—a common form of penicillin manufactured by Pfizer and used to treat syphilis—is the newest antibiotic to face a shortage, causing the drugmaker to recommend the use of an alternative, less ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . I routinely see prescribers avoid prescribing cephalosporin antibiotics for patients with a penicillin allergy.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The CDC recommends that nurses improve their evaluation of penicillin allergies. A mnemonic device helped ...