Antimicrobials News

A quality improvement program reduced antibiotic use and strengthened antimicrobial stewardship in hospitals, according to an analysis published in JAMA Network Open.

Reducing fluoroquinolone and piperacillin-tazobactam use may decrease resistance in nonfermenting bacteria, according to a recent study published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

Nearly half of women with uncomplicated UTIs received inappropriate antibiotics, and more than a quarter received treatment for an inappropriately long duration, according to a recent study.

Patients with low-risk methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia who received short or prolonged antibiotic courses experienced similar mortality rates and clinical outcomes, according to a study.

Cefixime, administered orally, twice daily for 10 days, was nearly 90% successful in treating early syphilis, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

The use of fluoroquinolones was associated with significantly higher unplanned drug discontinuation and more adverse events among patients with prosthetic joint infections, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases awarded $2.5 million in grants to 12 institutions to study using bacteriophage therapy to combat antimicrobial-resistant bacteria.

A 5-day course of antibiotics was just as effective as the standard 10-day course in treating community-associated pneumonia in nonhospitalized children, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Older adult patients who received antibiotic prophylaxis for UTIs experienced an increased risk for hospitalization, sepsis and bloodstream infection, according to a study in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

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