About Antibiotics

21 June 2026

WHO emergency declaration on Ebola virus for West Africa

WHO statement following the meeting of the Emergency Rules Committee of the International Health Regulations on the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

20 June 2026

Consequences for the mother and the newborn of treated and untreated bacteriuria during pregnancy

Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women does not lead to premature birth, but statistically leads much more often to the development of pyelonephritis, however, the absolute risk of pyelonephritis in case of untreated bacteriuria is low.

19 June 2026

Treatment of chronic hepatitis C with a combination of alpha-2a peginterferon with ribavirin

Viral hepatitis C - the problem is associated with the lack of specific immunoprophylaxis of this infection, with the high incidence of chronic forms leading to the development of cirrhosis of the liver and hepatocellular carcinoma.

18 June 2026

Duration of antibiotic therapy for bacteremia: systematic review and meta-analysis

There was no statistically significant difference in the frequency of clinical and microbiological healing and survival in patients with bacteremia who received short (5-7 days) and standard duration (7-21 days) antibacterial therapy .

17 June 2026

The use of colistin for infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative microorganisms

The use of colistin (polymyxin E) for the treatment of infections caused by multi-drug resistant Gram negative microorganisms (P.aeruginosa and A.baumannii) is effective and safe.

16 June 2026

The use of probiotics for diarrhea in children

According to a meta-analysis published in the journal Digestive Diseases and Sciences, the use of probiotics in conjunction with standard oral rehydration for the treatment of diarrhea of various etiologies in children reduces the duration of the disease.