Antibiotic

Patients with serious injection-related infections who are discharged on oral antibiotic regimens can be adherent to the medicine but need “substantial” outpatient support, researchers found.

The rate of antibiotic prescriptions for acute respiratory infections “decreased modestly” between 2011 and 2018, according to researchers, who noted that still more reductions are needed.

Preoperative optimization of patients and perioperative antibiotic use may prevent infection after total joint replacement, according to a presenter here.

Healio spoke with Grace Cheng, PharmD, APh, BCACP, BCGP, about what types of medication may have lowered efficacy among patients with obesity, how to inform patients about these medications and more.

An initiative launched in dozens of Michigan hospitals more than doubled the rate of appropriate antibiotic prescribing for patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia, researchers reported.

In children and adolescents with latent rheumatic heart disease, secondary antibiotic prophylaxis was associated with lower risk for disease progression at 2 years, researchers reported at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

WASHINGTON – In this video, infectious disease pharmacist Kerry LaPlante, PharmD, FCCP, FIDSA, discusses a presentation she gave at the World Anti-Microbial Resistance Congress on Clostridioides difficile infection.

WASHINGTON – Kevin Outterson, JD, LLM, delivered a keynote fireside chat during the World Anti-Microbial Resistance Congress that discussed novel pull incentives to develop antibiotics in the United States.

Exposure to antibiotics in early life is associated with the later onset of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, according to data published in Pediatric Rheumatology.

A national antibiotic stewardship program was associated with declines in antibiotic prescribing among nearly 300 ambulatory care settings, mostly primary and urgent care practices, according to data presented at IDWeek.