Scientists have recovered a genome of Treponema pallidum—the bacterium whose subspecies today are responsible for four ...

Rifaximin prophylaxis was no better than placebo at preventing deaths and other negative outcomes from spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in patients with severe cirrhosis, according to interim ...

The Stratus variant is fueling COVID-19 cases around the country. Symptoms of the virus look slightly different right now. Here, doctors share what to look out for and how to protect yourself from the ...

COVID-19, the flu, and RSV are currently circulating and share many similar symptoms. Symptoms for all three illnesses can include cough, fever, fatigue, and a runny or stuffy nose. Medical attention ...

Correspondence to Professor Shiv Kumar Sarin, Hepatology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi 110070, India; shivsarin{at}gmail.com Objectives Beta-blockers and endoscopic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bactrim was linked to lower risk for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis recurrence, mortality and other outcomes ...

Pneumonia is an infection of the lung that causes the air sacs within the lungs to fill with fluid and pus. This can impact the body’s ability to take in oxygen, making it difficult to breathe. The ...

For pediatric patients with meningitis, course of treatment and overall prognosis are dependent on its cause. In cases of bacterial meningitis, treatment with antibiotics must start as soon as ...

A new study casts doubt on international guidelines advising up to a week of prophylactic antibiotics in patients with cirrhosis and upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Pooled data from 14 ...

Clinical question: In the context of increasing antibiotic resistance and changing microbiology of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP), does secondary SBP prophylaxis reduce the recurrence of SBP ...