Antibiotic

High risk patients who received extended antibiotics after total joint arthroplasty experienced a significant reduction in risk of periprosthetic joint infection, according to published and recently presented results.

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To curb unnecessary antibiotic use, clinicians should educate patients on the potential harms of its use on individuals rather than society or antibiotic resistance, researchers wrote in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.

Prescription fills for each of the 10 most prescribed outpatient antibiotics in the United States declined by up to 56% in April during the first peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers found.

A survey investigating diagnostic and antimicrobial stewardship practices showed that most institutions used rapid respiratory panels. However, stewardship practices incorporating those tests were uncommon, researchers said.

Patients with end-stage renal disease, or ESRD, receive significantly more antibiotics than patients without ESRD, according to a recent study based in New York state.

Surgical patients with a documented beta-lactam allergy were nine times less likely to receive the preferred first-line antibiotic cefazolin but more likely to receive riskier, alternative antibiotics, according to a recent study.

Virtual care for uncomplicated UTI was associated with more appropriate antimicrobial prescribing and a decrease in diagnostic testing and use of follow-up resources compared with in-person office visits, according to a recent study.

The duration of antibiotic treatment for diabetic foot osteomyelitis can safely and effectively be reduced from 6 to 3 weeks, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Early antibiotic exposure during the first 2 years of life was significantly associated with the development of several distinct respiratory conditions, including asthma and allergic rhinitis, later in childhood.