Antimicrobials News

WASHINGTON — Another preclinical study has added evidence that cannabidiol, or CBD, may have potential as an antibiotic, researchers said at ASM Microbe.

Roughly seven out of 10 primary care clinicians would inappropriately prescribe antibiotic treatment for asymptomatic bacteriuria, even for patients without risk factors, according to researchers.

Despite the changes and disruptions to care caused by COVID-19, researchers found that there were no significant changes in the incidence of Clostridioides difficile during the first year of the pandemic.

Bacteriophages have shown promise as a treatment option for extremely antimicrobial-resistant infections.

Antibiotic-resistant infections, which have been on the rise for years, were the cause of more than 1.2 million deaths worldwide in 2019, according to estimates published this year in The Lancet.

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People living with HIV were less likely to receive inappropriate antibiotics for acute respiratory infections compared with people without HIV, especially when treated by an HIV clinician, researchers found.

An extended course of antibiotics showed no short-term clinical benefit for children hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia compared with a standard, shorter course, a study found.

A randomized controlled trial in India demonstrated that 12 months of oral itraconazole was superior to a 6-month regimen in reducing relapses of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis, researchers reported in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

An antimicrobial stewardship bundle implemented at nearly two dozen urgent and primary care clinics in Florida resulted in a dramatic decrease in fluoroquinolone use for UTIs, researchers reported.