Research Summaries

drug treatment
drug treatment
10/18/2021
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...
10/18/2021
c difficile
c difficile
06/25/2021
The Infectious Diseases Society of America has released new guidelines on C. difficile management and treatment.
06/25/2021
common infections
common infections
04/06/2021
The American College of Physicians has released new recommendations on the use of short-course antibiotics for common infections.
04/06/2021
cat scratch
cat scratch
01/13/2021
In a recent study, researchers examined various disease manifestations and long-term outcomes among patients with cat scratch disease.
01/13/2021
Pediatrics
Pediatrics
10/14/2020
To characterize the prevalence of ICR among pneumococcal isolates from pediatric patients, the researchers identified erythromycin-resistant and clindamycin-susceptible pneumococcal isolates from children...
10/14/2020
Treatment
Treatment
09/21/2020
The American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists have released...
09/21/2020
bacterial infections
bacterial infections
09/09/2020
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.
09/09/2020
Treatment
Treatment
03/05/2020
The IDSA published guidelines for the treatment of patients with Clostridioides difficile infection in 2018. But which of the recommended treatment regimens is most cost-effective? Researchers have the...
03/05/2020
Urology
Urology
11/15/2019
The new antibacterial drug was approved after it was proven safe and effective in a study of 448 patients with complicated UTIs.
11/15/2019
bacterial infections
bacterial infections
11/14/2019
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...
11/14/2019