Antibiotic

A study in New York showed that Candida auris colonization was associated with ventilator use, recent exposure to carbapenem antibiotics or fluconazole, and recent acute-care hospitalization.

Common antibiotic drugs — even those that do not induce enzymes — may reduce the effectiveness of hormonal contraceptives and lead to unintended pregnancy, according to study data published in BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine.

Skin and soft tissue infections are characterized by invasion of a bacterial pathogen. The type of skin infection correlates with the depth of skin involvement.

Innovative antibiotics and antimicrobial peptides may dispel the threat of antibiotic resistance, but a joint effort of governments with the pharmaceutical industry is required, according to one presenter at the virtual EuCornea congress.

I just was looking for something to do during the summer hiatus after my first year in medical school. Back then, we had summers off, and students often sought medicine-related jobs to broaden their experience while earning a few dollars.

Use of antibiotics during childhood had a dose-dependent relationship with increased risk for appendicitis, according to study results.

According to findings published in JAMA Network Open, the combination of azithromycin and QT-prolonging drugs was associated with a 40% increase in cardiac events compared with amoxicillin and QT-prolonging drugs.

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.

Embedding simplified antimicrobial stewardship electronic order sets improved antibiotic prescribing for community-acquired pneumonia, UTIs and skin and soft tissue infections at a Canadian hospital, researchers said.

Intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis during labor and delivery is associated with a 0.56-unit increase in BMI z scores among infants aged 1 year, according to study data.