Antibiotic resistance is a growing concern for health care providers in the United States. Researchers examined the prescription practices of antibiotics by health care providers within various patient...
In this week’s COVID-19 roundup, coverage includes the pandemic’s impact on antimicrobial resistance, the persistence of COVID-19 symptoms following infection, a potential treatment for respiratory viruses,...
To assess the appropriateness of azithromycin prescription for in-patients with CAP at a hospital in New South Wales, the research team retrospectively analyzed severity scores at admission for 100 patients...
To evaluate trends in the susceptibility of S pneumoniae to antimicrobial agents, the researchers collected nearly 8000 isolates from 28 US medical centers from 2011 to 2020 and tested them for...
The goal of the writing panel was to assist clinicians in all areas of medicine in selecting appropriate antibiotic therapies for common pathogens in an effort to combat antimicrobial resistance.
Antibiotic resistance is a major threat to global health, so researchers investigated pediatric antibiotic prescribing practices in 8 low- and middle-income countries. Here are their results.
Treatment with targeted temperature management after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest with shockable rhythm increases the risk for ventilator-associated pneumonia. The researchers aimed to better understand...
In 2013, antibiotic-resistant organisms were responsible for nearly twice as many fatalities in the United States as previously reported, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control...
Authors of a new study investigated whether monitoring procalcitonin can safely and effectively decrease antibiotic exposure in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia.
