A meningococcal conjunctivitis outbreak at a military base in San Antonio, Texas was primarily managed using topical antibiotics.

The hospitalization rate, a key indicator of severity, fell to 1.3 per 100,000 population, down from 2.1 the prior week, but ...

A study yesterday in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report describes an outbreak earlier this year of Neisseria ...

Painkillers we often trust — ibuprofen and acetaminophen — may be quietly accelerating one of the world’s greatest health crises: antibiotic resistance. Researchers discovered that these drugs not ...

New research from the University of South Australia shows that ibuprofen and acetaminophen are quietly fueling one of the world's biggest health threats: antibiotic resistance. Assessing the ...

Antibiotics like amoxicillin can increase your risk of developing a yeast infection. This happens because antibiotics can also kill off "good" bacteria that help keep yeast from overgrowing. Jump to ...

Tackling antibiotic resistance likely requires a multifaceted approach. Better and faster point-of-care testing, new treatments, and antimicrobial stewardship could hold promise for future control.

Conjunctivitis can affect people of any age, including infants. While neonatal conjunctivitis is generally mild and easily treatable, some types can result in serious health complications for newborns ...

There are four main types of conjunctivitis, more commonly known as pink eye. They are viral, allergic, bacterial, and toxic/chemical. People can experience pink eye at any point during their lifetime ...

Tooth infections can be extremely painful and, if left untreated, may lead to serious complications. One common question people ask is, "Can I use doxycycline for tooth infection?" Doxycycline is a ...

But a new antibiotic from Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche could change the future of how we treat Gram-negative bacteria. Roche announced on Monday that its antibiotic zosurabalpin will enter phase ...