Antibiotic Resistance

A small study of patients infected with carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa demonstrated the potential emergence of resistance to ceftolozane-tazobactam during treatment, researchers reported in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

More than one-third of all UTIs reported in nursing homes were associated with a resistant pathogen, according to data published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

Treatment opportunities for novel gram-negative antibiotics are relatively infrequent in hospitals — representing just 39 to 138 days of therapy per 10,000 encounters, according to a study.

Unpasteurized, or raw, milk can serve as a reservoir for antimicrobial-resistant genes, according to a study published in Microbiome.

Two dozen biopharmaceutical companies recently announced the launch of the AMR Action Fund, a collaboration they hope will lead to the development of two to four new antibiotics by 2030.

Antibiotic resistance among commonly used topical antibiotics is significant, first author of the ARMOR study results told Healio/OSN.

Day Zero Diagnostics Inc. has been awarded up to $6.2 million in funding from Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator, or CARB-X, to accelerate the development of a new diagnostics system for combatting drug-resistant bacteria using machine learning and whole-genome sequencing.

The CDC previously reported that about one-third antibiotic prescriptions in the United States are unnecessary. New data suggest that efforts to curb antibiotic overprescribing have taken a step backward during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will provide up to $102.5 million over 7 years in renewed funding to the Antibacterial Resistance Leadership Group, or ARLG, the NIH announced.

Experts applauded a federal spending package passed by both houses of Congress this week that includes millions of dollars earmarked to fight antibiotic resistance and a bill meant to boost investments against neglected tropical diseases.