All Posts: antibiotic use

• Should You Take Antibiotics for a Sinus Infection? Students Are Working To Find Out

  In the largest-of-its-kind study, Dan Merenstein, MD, professor in the School of Medicine and School of Health, and co-investigator Nawar Shara of MedStar Health, are collaborating with investigators from six universities across the U.S. to determine the most effective treatment options for sinus infections. And they’re inviting Georgetown students to help them.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: acute rhinosinusitis, antibiotic use, research, student experience, student research

• Antibiotics Aren’t Effective for Most Lower Tract Respiratory Infections

  Use of antibiotics provided no measurable impact on the severity or duration of coughs, even if a bacterial infection was present, finds a large prospective study of people who sought treatment in U.S. primary or urgent care settings for lower-respiratory tract infections.

  Category: News Release Tags: antibiotic resistance, antibiotic use, cough, lower-respiratory tract infection