Antibiotic use appears to have increased among older adults whose prescription drug coverage improved as a result of enrolling in Medicare Part D, with the largest increases for broad-spectrum, newer ...

Depending on its form, Medicare Part D or Original Medicare may cover azithromycin. People enrolled in Part C will get the same coverage. Azithromycin (Zithromax) is an antibiotic that doctors often ...

The majority of children with complicated community-acquired pneumonia (cCAP) receive antibiotics for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus despite low positivity rates, based on data from a new ...

An expert panel discusses the case for de-escalating antibiotic therapy for pediatric patients who undergo hematopoietic cell transplantation. The conversation examines antimicrobial stewardship and ...