Joyani Das March 27, 2025 2201 The FDA has approved a new medication to treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in women and girls aged 12 or older. It is the first in a new class of oral antibiotics approved for this condition in nearly 30 years. UTIs are common bladder infections that typically affect women without...
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Research reveals potential new strategy to combat urinary tract infections
by Baylor College of Medicine Credit: CC0 Public Domain Identifying the dynamic events occurring during urinary tract infections (UTI) has revealed a new potential strategy to combat this condition, considered the most common type of infection. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Washington University School of Medicine have discovered that the sequence of events taking...
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Unnecessary testing for UTIs cut by nearly half
Tests to detect urinary tract infections (UTI) often are performed routinely in hospitals, even when patients don’t have symptoms. Such testing “just to be safe” can return results that lead doctors to prescribe antibiotics when there’s little to no evidence to warrant such treatment. Now, new research indicates that making a simple change to the...