Latest Upper respiratory tract infection Stories

By Anne Harding NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Acne patients who have been taking antibiotics for at least six weeks are twice as likely to develop an upper respiratory tract infection as those who aren't on antibiotic treatment, according to the results of a new study. Patients who need antibiotics for acne should not stop taking the drugs, Dr. David J. Margolis of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia told Reuters Health. However, physicians and patients...

CHICAGO "“ Individuals treated with antibiotics for acne for more than six weeks were more than twice as likely to develop an upper respiratory tract infection within one year as individuals with acne who were not treated with antibiotics, according to an article in the September issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Although there is considerable concern that the overuse of antibiotics will lead to resistant organisms and an increase in infectious illness,...

NEW YORK -- The numerous childhood vaccines administered today do not increase the risk of kids being hospitalized with infections that are not covered by the shots, a population-based study suggests.In fact, some evidence indicates that vaccination may have protective effects against non-targeted infections.Anders Hviid and colleagues explain in this week's Journal of the American Medical Association that there has been some concern that the increasing complexity of childhood vaccine...

Patients with uncomplicated lower respiratory tract infections, such as bronchitis, who were given antibiotics had little difference in symptom relief compared to patients who did not receive antibiotics, according to a study in the June 22/29 issue of JAMA. Acute lower respiratory tract illness is the most common condition treated in primary care, according to background information in the article. In the United States, excess antibiotic prescribing is mainly for pharyngitis and acute...