British pharmaceutical company GSK announced today that it has stopped two clinical trials for an investigational antibiotic for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (uUTIs) early after the drug met ...

It helps to relieve UTI symptoms by eliminating the source of the infection. However, due to antibiotic resistance, it may not be the first treatment option used. If left untreated, UTIs can ...

For Talia Smith, 44, her life took an unexpected and devastating turn after she went to her doctor for a urinary tract infection (UTI ... in the UK if no other antibiotic is appropriate.

2 However, it can be difficult to differentiate between a UTI that requires an antibiotic prescription and asymptomatic bacteriuria, which does not require antibiotics and should not be treated. As ...

Objectives The aim of this paper is to explore the culture of antibiotic prescribing and consumption in the community for urinary tract infections (UTI) from the perspective of the general ...

3 In an age of increasing antibiotic resistance, however, there's a need for safe, effective alternatives to antibiotics. One potential alternative is probiotics. Although research to date is limited ...

and in the meantime patients with UTI symptoms are often prescribed broad-spectrum antibiotics that may be unnecessary, less effective, and encourage AMR. Antibiotic choice is then generally ...

Antibiotic-resistance Deaths to Surge From ... 2024 UTIs Still Not Routinely Captured in Patient Records Although UTI screening has recovered to pre-pandemic levels, medical record coding lags ...