Corneilius "Neil" J. Clancy, MD

An intervention researchers hoped would improve infection management did not significantly reduce antimicrobial use among nursing home residents with dementia, data showed.

An intervention that was administered just before patients visited their family practitioner significantly reduced their expectations about receiving antibiotics for an upper respiratory tract infection, trial data show.

The use of third-generation fluoroquinolones — specifically, garenoxacin, moxifloxacin, pazufloxacin, prulifloxacin and sitafloxacin — was not associated with an increased risk for Achilles tendon ruptures, a study in Japan showed.