Breast ÂfeedÂing proÂtects inÂfants from anÂtiÂbiÂotic-resÂistÂant bacÂteria: Study
Oct 13, 2018, at 06:18 pm
New York, Oct 13 (IBNS): A new study shows that babies that are breastfed for at least six months have less antibiotic-resistant bacteria in their gut compared with infants breastfed for a shorter time. In addition, antibiotic use by mothers increases the number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in infants.
US antibiotic-resistant infection treatment costs doubled between 2002 and 2014
Mar 23, 2018, at 11:23 pm
New York, Mar 23 (IBNS): A new study, by researchers at the Rollins School of Public Health and Saint Louis University found that antibiotic resistance added $1,383 to the cost of treating a patient with a bacterial infection in the United States in 2014.