Antibiotic Therapy
Study: Consider suppressive antibiotic therapy for PJI to maximize survival after TJA
Surgeons should consider suppressive antibiotic therapy after debridement, antibiotics and implant retention in patients with periprosthetic joint infection to maximize reoperation-free survival, according to published results.
Preoperative antibiotic therapy may reduce culture yield in native joint septic arthritis
Preoperative antibiotic exposure may decrease operative culture yield in patients with native joint septic arthritis, according to data presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting.
Top acne content for Acne Awareness Month
Acne is one of the most common skin disorders that affects a wide range of individuals but specifically targets those aged 12 to 24 years. In fact, 85% of people in this age range experience acne, according to Yale Medicine.
ForCast Orthopedics receives FDA designation for PJI treatment program
ForCast Orthopedics has announced FDA qualified infectious disease product designation for its FC001 periprosthetic joint infection treatment program, according to a press release.
Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 receive unnecessary antibiotics, study finds
Researchers found that patients hospitalized withCOVID-19 received antibiotics for potential secondary bacterial infections without clinical indications suggesting they could benefit from the treatment.
Switch from IV to oral antibiotics associated with shorter hospital stays, treatment length
Researchers found that pneumonia patients who were switched early from IV to oral antibiotics had shorter hospital stays and fewer days on antibiotics.
Nonoperative management for appendicitis linked to fewer complications in older adults
Nonoperative management of acute uncomplicated appendicitis was associated with fewer complications in patients older than 65 years, while appendectomy was linked to reduced mortality, length of hospital stay and cost, regardless of age.
How can clinicians prescribe fewer unnecessary antibiotics?
Shorter durations of antibiotic therapy are now recommended for many infections. Although practice has begun to change, the “shorter is better” mantra has not reached all prescribers.
‘Shorter is better’ mantra begins to change antibiotic prescribing
The optimal duration of antibiotic therapy has been a matter of some debate, and increasingly, research is showing that shorter durations are just as effective as longer courses for many infections.
Short-course antibiotic therapy appears effective for pediatric nonsevere pneumonia
In children with nonsevere community-acquired pneumonia, or CAP, a shorter course of antibiotic therapy appeared comparable to a longer course, according to results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics.