Research Summaries

Emerging Infections
Emerging Infections
09/19/2018
In an FDA statement, Scott Gotlieb, MD, discusses the pathogen added to the list of foodborne pathogens to routinely test for, why it was added, and the FDA’s ongoing efforts to screen domestic and imported...
09/19/2018
salmonella
salmonella
08/30/2018
Research presented at the CDC’s International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases 2018 suggests that socioeconomic status plays a large role in salmonella infection.
08/30/2018
Treatment
Treatment
08/29/2018
The FDA has approved a new injectable fluorocycline antibiotic for the treatment of complicated intraabdominal infections.
08/29/2018
MRSA Prevalence
MRSA Prevalence
08/29/2018
Research presented at the CDC’s International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases 2018 investigated the prevalence of MRSA among health care workers vs the general population.
08/29/2018
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases
08/28/2018
Research presented at the CDC’s International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases 2018 investigated the prevalence and etiology of emerging zoonotic diseases.
08/28/2018
bacterial infections
bacterial infections
07/02/2018
In a new study of more than 300,000 adults, researchers aimed to determine the incidence of MRSA and Clostridium difficile infection among patients with and without penicillin allergy who were treated with...
07/02/2018
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
06/29/2018
The standard treatment duration for tuberculosis is 6 months. To see if this period could be reduced, researchers tested whether a higher daily dose of rifampin could effectively treat TB in a shorter...
06/29/2018
gastroenteritis
gastroenteritis
06/11/2018
The CDC has released a report detailing their concerns about the increase in cases of antibiotic-resistant Shigella and provided recommendations for clinicians who believe they have identified such a case. ...
06/11/2018
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
03/16/2018
It is well-known that tuberculosis is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. However, the researchers investigated whether latent tuberculosis infection is linked with acute...
03/16/2018
Treatment
Treatment
02/02/2018
The FDA has expanded the indication for a drug formerly approved for the treatment of patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections and complicated urinary tract infections.
02/02/2018