Antibiotic

Among children with suspected nonperforated appendicitis, antibiotic management appeared inferior to appendectomy, according to results of a large, noninferiority trial published in The Lancet.

An antibiotic stewardship intervention at urgent care centers was associated with lower rates of inappropriate prescribing for bronchitis and viral upper respiratory infections, although active clinician engagement is necessary, researchers found.

In Nepal, Thailand and Singapore, an individualized short antibiotic course vs. usual care was estimated to be cost effective for the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to findings published in The Lancet Global Health.

The link between antibiotic use in infancy and childhood asthma has been investigated, revealing a higher risk for asthma with antibiotics, but there remains a question of how the microbiome underlies this, according to a press release.

Neurotrophic keratitis is well explored in the cover story of this issue of Healio | OSN.

Antibiotic use was not associated with incident dementia, cognitive impairment with no dementia or accelerated cognitive decline among a large cohort of healthy Australian older adults, according to a post-hoc analysis of the ASPREE trial.

According to several sources, infectious keratitis is the fifth leading cause of blindness in the world.

Welcome to another edition of CEDARS/ASPENS Debates. CEDARS/ASPENS is a society of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery specialists, here to discuss some of the latest hot topics in ophthalmology.

LOS ANGELES — David J. Weber, MD, MPH, weighed in on findings from the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America’s featured oral abstract at IDWeek.