Antimicrobial-resistant infections
Commentary
Must-read acute care medicine articles from 2022
“When 2022 began, we started seeing some light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel.”
From the Journals
Multidrug-resistant gram-negative infections treatable with newer antibiotics, but guidance is needed
They found that these infections were the second leading cause of death worldwide.
News
FDA OKs first fecal transplant therapy for recurrent C. difficile
The application for Rebyota received priority review and had orphan drug and breakthrough therapy designation.
Feature
Don’t let amoxicillin shortage go to waste, antibiotic stewards say
The amoxicillin shortage stands out because of how widely the drug is used and the fact that the shortage appears to have been sparked by an...
Latest News
Promising new antibiotic emerges for treating UTIs
It would be the first new treatment in 20 years for UTIs, which affect more than half of women at least sometime in their lives.
From the Journals
Oral FMT on par with colonic FMT for recurrent C. difficile
“We present one of the largest cohorts involving people who received capsule FMT.”
Conference Coverage
RBX2660 shows promise in breaking the cycle of recurrent C. difficile
“Even when you expand the patient population to make it more generalizable, we’re still seeing both a high cure rate and a high success rate.”
Conference Coverage
FMT in IBS: ‘We’ve been targeting the wrong part of the intestine’
“It seems that bacteria in the small intestine play a more central role in IBS, as well as its associated fatigue, than bacteria in the large...
From the Journals
Limiting antibiotic overprescription in pandemics: New guidelines
The COVID-19 pandemic brought an alarming increase in antimicrobial resistance in hospitals, with infections and deaths caused by resistant...
From the Journals
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria emerging in community settings
“What’s striking about these data is that: ‘Who is the front line, at least in the United States for CRE?’ It’s women, older women.”
From the Journals
Typhoid fever bacteria becoming more resistant to antibiotics