Antibiotic

The odds for symptom resolution after a 14-day antibiotic treatment for nonsevere exacerbation of bronchiectasis increased among Indigenous children and children with low cough scores, according to results published in CHEST.

More ICU patients with sepsis receiving a continuous vs. intermittent infusion of beta-lactam antibiotics achieved clinical cure by day 14, but 90-day mortality was similar, according to research published in JAMA.

OsteoRemedies LLC announced FDA clearance for expanded indications of its Spectrum GV dual antibiotic bone cement for the use in revision total hip arthroplasty procedures, according to a press release.

Two studies assessing the use of algorithm-driven prompts meant to improve antibiotic selection for patients hospitalized with pneumonia or UTIs showed the prompts were effective, researchers found.

Researchers identified five barriers to proper antibiotic stewardship in acne treatment and recommended the implementation of an antibiotic stewardship program, according to a study.

The FDA this week approved the antibiotic Zevtera for the treatment of three bacterial infections 17 years after it was first submitted to the agency.

SAN FRANCISCO — The success rates of one-stage and two-stage treatment for periprosthetic joint infection may be similar, according to 1-year interim data presented at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting, here.

An individualized short antibiotic course was non-inferior to usual care in those with ventilator-associated pneumonia when assessing mortality and pneumonia recurrence at day 60, according to study results.

One dose of ceftriaxone lowered the risk for ventilator-associated pneumonia within the first week of mechanical ventilation among patients with acute brain injury, according to results published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

In patients aged 6 to 21 years with cystic fibrosis receiving pulmonary exacerbation treatment, changing antibiotics was not clinically beneficial, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.