Patients hospitalized with pneumonia typically stay on IV antibiotics until they're stable, after about three days, but a new study suggests a different option. Researchers report that more patients ...

People who inject illicit drugs can develop potentially deadly infections of the heart, blood, joints and soft tissues. Typically, such infections require weeks of hospitalization to treat effectively ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A recent study determined that hospitals should prioritize IV to oral conversion programs for antibiotics with ...

ATLANTA -- Oral tebipenem pivoxil (TBP-PI) was non-inferior to IV imipenem-cilastatin (IMI-CIL) for treating complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI), including acute pyelonephritis (AP), according ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Oral antibiotics may be noninferior to IV antibiotics for treatment of fracture-related infection. The ...

Cephalexin is a generic prescription drug that treats infections. Only the oral capsule comes in a brand-name version called Keflex. Cephalexin can cause side effects ranging from mild to serious.

A combination of IV and oral antibiotics can effectively treat invasive infections in people who inject illicit drugs, according to a new study. The findings mean that patients who do not wish to stay ...