Antimicrobial-resistant infections
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FDA rule will pull many consumer antibacterial soaps from market
Companies have 1 year to remove ingredients such as triclosan and triclocarban from over-the-counter antiseptic wash products.
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When should primary care physicians prescribe antibiotics to children with respiratory infection symptoms?
Younger patients with shorter illness durations who presented with wheeze, fever, vomiting, intercostal or subcostal recession, and/or asthma were...
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Hospitals increase CRE risk when they share patients
The more hospitals share patients, the more likely they are to have a problem with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, especially if long-...
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Antibiotics overprescribed during asthma-related hospitalizations
Despite guidelines recommending against such practices, unnecessary antibiotics are routinely prescribed during asthma-related hospitalizations....
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Clinical decision tree pinpointed risk of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase bacteremia
Key clinical point: A clinical decision tree helped identify bacteria producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases. Major finding: The positive...
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Most sepsis cases begin outside of the hospital
Sepsis is a medical emergency that begins outside of the hospital in 79% of cases. In addition, 72% of patients with sepsis had recently used...
From the Journals
Healthy donor stool safe, effective for recurrent CDI
For patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), donor stool administered via colonoscopy achieved clinical cure significantly...
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Candida auris in Venezuela outbreak is triazole-resistant, opportunistic
Key clinical point: Isolates in an outbreak of nosocomially acquired Candida auris were fluconazole-resistant. Major finding: All C. auris...
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MCR-1 gene a growing concern for antibiotic resistance
The MCR-1 gene is quickly becoming a major public health issue, as officials continue searching for answers in the fight against antibiotic-...
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U.S. to jump-start antibiotic resistance research
The CDC is providing $67 million to help U.S. health departments address antibiotic resistance and related patient-safety concerns.
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Staph aureus prevalent on U.S. freshwater beaches
Key clinical point: Almost half of summertime sand and water samples were positive for Staphylococcus aureus. Major finding: Of 120 summertime...