Antibiotic treatment disrupts the balance of beneficial and harmful bacteria in a person's gut. That disruption can lead to the overgrowth of fungal species in the gut mycobiota, including the common ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Surgical patients with a documented beta-lactam allergy were nine times less likely to receive the preferred ...

Top: β-lactam antimicrobial agents rupture bacteria by destroying their cell walls. Bottom: The red text in the structural formula represents the β-lactam ring, which is essential for bactericidal ...

Researchers have simplified the operation of an important class of chemical transformation: synthesis of beta-lactams, the intricate scaffold of many antibiotics. Their experimental protocol minimizes ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cephalosporins appeared to be the leading causes of beta-lactam hypersensitivity, especially in reactions that ...

Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis using non-beta‑lactams administered before major surgery was independently associated with a significantly higher risk for surgical site infection than conventional ...