Antimicrobial-resistant infections
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Time to positivity doesn’t predict mortality in bloodstream infections with enterococci
News from the FDA/CDC
Untreatable, drug-resistant fungus found in Texas and Washington, D.C.
Feature
Antimicrobial resistance threat continues during COVID-19
For some patients, the pandemic and antimicrobial resistance are intertwined.
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Ear tubes no better than antibiotics for otitis media in young kids
The debate over tympanostomy tubes versus antibiotics for recurrent acute otitis...
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Low-risk preterm infants may not need antibiotics
Identifying risk factors in preterm infants can improve antibiotic stewardship with no increase in adverse effects.
Conference Coverage
Keep antibiotics unchanged in breakthrough UTIs
Risk of a second resistant urinary tract infection was not increased by changing continuous antibiotics in children.
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Quinolones and tendon health: Third-generation drugs may be safer
But the study design and execution had some limitations.
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Malaria resistant to artemisinin emerging in Africa
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New guidelines on antibiotic prescribing focus on shorter courses
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Rural women receive antibiotics for longer than necessary for UTIs
Women in rural areas are more likely than are those in urban areas to be prescribed inappropriate antibiotics or antibiotics for longer than...
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Ceftolozane-tazobactam found effective in critically ill patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections
The primary outcome of the study was to assess the efficacy and toxicity of C/T therapy.