A pill developed by GSK was found to be safe and effective in treating gonorrhea in a late-stage clinical trial, according to ...

Amid a surge in drug-resistant bacteria, researchers believe they have discovered a new class of antibiotics, three decades ...

A new type of antibiotic for treatment of urinary tract infections in women could also work against gonorrhea infections, a ...

Antibiotics are routinely given before or during many surgical procedures to prevent the development of an infection (known as antibiotic prophylaxis). This includes procedures to perform an abortion ...

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The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new type of antibiotic to treat urinary tract infections. The pill, gepotidacin, will be sold under the brand name Blujepa and is expected to be ...

A new type of antibiotic targets a drug-resistant bacterium ... whereas the treated animals all survived to the end of the experiment at 48 hours. This research is an auspicious introduction ...

About half of all women will experience a UTI at some ... available to treat them.Blujepa is the first new type of oral antibiotic to treat UTIs to gain approval in more than 20 years.