Antimicrobial-resistant infections
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Study finds emergence of azithromycin-resistant gonorrhea
Resistance to azithromycin and to a lesser degree cephalosporin antibiotics was observed in patients with gonorrhea.
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New antibiotics targeting MDR pathogens are expensive, but not impressive
Eight recently approved antibiotics targeting multidrug-resistant bacteria have not led to a substantial improvement in patient outcomes when...
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Recurrent C. diff infection much more costly to treat
The costs of treating patients with recurrent C. difficile infection are approximately two to three times the treatment costs for patients with...
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Glucocorticoids increase risk of S. aureus bacteremia
Those who take glucocorticoids are significantly more likely to contract Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
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Bezlotoxumab beats placebo at preventing recurrent C. difficile infections in high-risk patients
SAN DIEGO – The monoclonal antibody bezlotoxumab prevented recurrent Clostridium difficile infections among high-risk patients even more...
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Case of colistin-resistant E. coli identified in the United States
In what is believed to be the first case of its kind in the United States, researchers identified a female patient with colistin-resistant...
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Bile salts may be biomarker for recurrent C. difficile infection
First in-human evidence suggests that bile salts may be a biomarker for recurrent C. difficile infection.
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Study: Number of MRSA cases in Japan may be underestimated
Sentinel disease surveillance systems may substantially underestimate the actual number of patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus...
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FDA warns against routine fluoroquinolone use
The FDA has issued a warning against the routine prescribing of fluoroquinolone antibiotics to patients with sinusitis, bronchitis, and...
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Daptomycin beats infective endocarditis caused by several pathogens
Daptomycin successfully treated infective endocarditis in 90% of patients who developed it after undergoing heart valve replacement, according to...
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MRSA prevalence in asymptomatic athletes comparable to dialysis, HIV patients
Key clinical point: The prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization among asymptomatic athletes is comparable to that...