Antimicrobials News

I was a college student at University of Texas in the mid-90s, when the book The Hot Zone by Richard Preston was released.

In a retrospective study of more than 10,000 bloodstream infections, a delay of 12 hours in initiating appropriate antimicrobial therapy was associated with increased 30-day mortality, but shorter delays were not, researchers found.

The implementation of a nationwide acute respiratory tract infection management intervention was associated with improved infection management and a reduction in antibiotic prescribing, a recent study showed.

Active and passive Candida auris surveillance in southern California allowed researchers to identify cases and gain crucial data, including resistance information, in real time.

There was a short-term increase in selection for resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae among children who received azithromycin during a mass administration of the antibiotic, but no evidence of long-term resistance, a study found.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — Although nearly every health care facility has felt the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, smaller, nonacademic medical centers are facing these problems with fewer resources to fall back on.

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland — COVID-19 and monkeypox have caused severe stress on the health care system, which has weakened the overall response to other ongoing infectious disease battles like the one against antimicrobial resistance.

Recent azithromycin use was associated with an increased risk for azithromycin-resistant gonorrhea, according to a study.

The World Anti-Microbial Resistance Congress has expanded its audience this year with another conference being held at the same time in the same place: the Disease Prevention & Control Summit – America.

A recent study adds to growing data showing that oral antibiotics are as good as IV antibiotics in periprosthetic joint infection, and the data show that an early switch can be considered in the right scenario.