Antimicrobials News

Antimicrobial resistance to clinically relevant antibiotics for Neisseria meningitidis was rare among isolates collected from 2012 through 2016 for a study in the United States.

As a prior history major, I was drawn to infectious diseases by the patient stories, by the high value that the field placed on patients’ narratives and social contexts.

The Infectious Diseases Society of America published new guidance this week for the treatment of antimicrobial-resistant gram-negative infections.

A safety training program for antibiotic stewardship was associated with reductions in antibiotic use and urine culture collection in long-term care facilities, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Vendor-supplied physicians prescribed antibiotics during telehealth visits more than twice as often as emergency physicians affiliated with medical centers, according to a study.

The leading U.S. professional association for infection preventionists published recommendations on Tuesday that it said will ensure the country is better prepared to protect patients during a health emergency like COVID-19.

Five out of every six antibiotics prescribed before an appointment with a Veterans Affairs, or VA, dentist were inconsistent with guidelines, researchers found.

A recent study reported an increase in the percentage of MRSA in the United States that was resistant to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole from 2012 through 2017.

Outpatient antibiotics improved outcomes for patients with injection drug use-associated infective endocarditis compared with patients who received inpatient IV therapy, according to a study.

The CDC published a recommendation and interim guidance in MMWR for a 4-month regimen to treat patients aged 12 years or older with drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis.