Antimicrobial-resistant infections
Conference Coverage
Hospital infections top WHO’s list of priority pathogens
WHO is urging governments to focus antibiotic research efforts on a list of urgent bacterial threats, topped by several increasingly powerful...
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VHA warns of a ‘second epidemic’ of carbapenem-resistant E. cloacae complex
EnterobacteriaceaeE. cloacae
Conference Coverage
Monotherapy as good as combo for antibiotic-resistant infections in low-risk patients
Reserve combination therapy for patients with high mortality risk
Conference Coverage
Plazomicin beats gold standard antibiotics in complex, gram-negative bacterial infections
Enterobacteriaceae.
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC: Some Shigella strains show reduced ciprofloxacin susceptibility
The CDC has identified an increase in Shigella isolates with reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin, and has released an official health...
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Cutting back ICU antibiotics could significantly reduce MDRO transmissions
Multidrug-resistant organism transmission might be mitigated with just a modest reduction in antibiotic courses prescribed in ICU settings.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA clears procalcitonin test to hone antibiotic use in LRTI, sepsis
Determining PCT levels can allow clinicians to start, continue, or stop antibiotic treatment of certain respiratory patients.
News
Antibiotic prophylaxis for artificial joints
Is there compelling evidence to justify giving antibiotic prophylaxis for dental procedures to patients with prosthetic joints?
Conference Coverage
Small study: Drug combo achieves negative bacterial culture in all TB patients
SEATTLE – A three-drug combination of bedaquiline, pretomanid, and linezolid achieved negative bacterial culture in all surviving patients at 4...
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C. auris forms biofilms, enhancing its virulence, resistance
The emerging multidrug-resistant yeast organism Candida auris forms biofilms that enhance both its resistance and its virulence, according to in...
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In ICU, pair MRSA testing method with isolation protocol
An ICU’s method of testing for MRSA should be paired with its patient isolation policy.