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Uncomplicated UTI: Choosing antibiotics based on resistance rates helps prevent treatment failure
Uncomplicated UTI: Choosing antibiotics based on resistance rates helps prevent treatment failure
08 Aug 2023 byJairia Dela Cruz

In the treatment of individuals with uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI), the use of antibiotics with lower reported resistance rates such as amoxicillin-clavulanate and nitrofurantoin (AC + N) lowers the rate of treatment failure, as shown in a study from Singapore.

Uncomplicated UTI: Choosing antibiotics based on resistance rates helps prevent treatment failure
08 Aug 2023
IMDC score, metastatic sites predict survival in mRCC patients undergoing surveillance
IMDC score, metastatic sites predict survival in mRCC patients undergoing surveillance
30 Jul 2023

Surveillance of favourable-risk patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) using risk stratification based on the International mRCC Database Consortium (IMDC) and number of metastatic sites may be done following cytoreductive nephrectomy without initiating systemic therapy, suggests a recent study.

IMDC score, metastatic sites predict survival in mRCC patients undergoing surveillance
30 Jul 2023
Financial toxicity in prostate cancer means less spending on basic goods, leisure
Financial toxicity in prostate cancer means less spending on basic goods, leisure
29 Jul 2023

Patients with metastatic prostate cancer who report high financial toxicity tend to spend less on basic goods and leisure activity and use their savings to pay for care, according to the results of a cross-sectional study.

Financial toxicity in prostate cancer means less spending on basic goods, leisure
29 Jul 2023