How does methenamine prevent UTI It is decomposed into formaldehyde and ammonia in acidic environment (pH <5.85), and formaldehyde is bacteriostatic Some propose adding ascorbic acid to enhance urine acidification

Is probiotic useful for treating C.diff? This RCT from 🇹🇭 showed that adding S. boulardii to vancomycin reduced CDI recurrence (1.7% vs 13.1%) without increasing adverse events. Clinical cure rates were similar for both groups. doi.org/10.1038/s41598…

returned traveller from Nigeria. Work-related travel. Received malaria prophylaxis. On and off fever since arrival. Also, headache, eye irritation, feels sleepy, no signs of meningism, malaria smear negative, blood culture negative, no skin rash, no bleeding tendency. Any idea?

If a patient who has been binge drinking low quality alcohol for decades and presents to your clinic with haematemesis and dies, then,according to Indian MPs, police and health ministry, IT IS YOUR FAULT. No ifs or buts. Right PMO India Ministry of Health Siddaramaiah Indian Medical Association ?

If RCB and the Karnataka government manage to escape murder and manslaughter charges, then the legal system is dead in India. Royal Challengers Bengaluru Mr Nags CM of Karnataka Deccan Herald Ministry of Law and Justice ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಗರ ಪೊಲೀಸ್‌ BengaluruCityPolice Supreme Court of India Thaawarchand Gehlot Matthew Hayden AM Virat Kohli deccanherald.com/india/karnatak…

Unfortunate news. It is not just the passengers that have lost their lives, around 200 interns (FY1/2) were residing in 94 flats in the resident doctor hostel building when the Air India flight crashed into it. Om Shanti #airindia171 #AhmedabadPlanCrash

Simultaneous roadworks on A58 and A629? Is this a joke? It's a nightmare commuting to Halifax from the rest of West Yorkshire. Who planned this? National Highways: Yorkshire Calderdale Council Josh Fenton-Glynn MP

I'm just eagerly waiting to see which one ends first. Is it DFS sale or roadworks on A629? I am pinning my hopes on DFS as there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel as far as A629 goes. Calderdale Council National Highways: Yorkshire

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A new bug to concur. Not at all an easy task because the antibiotic resistance is rampant among H.pylori and no new antibiotics in pipeline. UK Health Security Agency UKHSA Yorkshire and Humber Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

Taxonomy shift 🚨 Candida auris has been reclassified as Candidozyma auris (C auris ) to reflect its distinct genetic profile from other Candida species. #IDXposts

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An innocent life lost due to ignorance of parents, who will have to live with the guilt for the rest of their life. #vaccineswork RCPCH NHS England Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust BBC News - Measles: Child dies at Alder Hey after contracting virus - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

🆕🔥ImpresU RCT Methenamine hippurate as prophylaxis for recurrent urinary tract infections in older women – a triple-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase IV trial #IDXposts #UTIWiki clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-…

The 25 byes given away by India as a collective proving to be the difference in the end! #cricket #EngvInd

Everyone knows that they can do better than that . Come on Windies, buck up. #WIvAUS

Men's and Women's Indian cricket team withe HMTK

Some matches stay with you, not for the outcome, but for what they teach. 🙏🏻 🇮🇳

As a doctor, if I lose the confidential data of a single patient, I will be severely penalised and most likely will lose the job. However, these individuals receive a bonus on top of their regular salary for being careless wiht confidential data of 6.5m!! bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Call it an ugly face of capitalism. Profiteering at all cost. No one is spared. shame shame bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…