Antibiotic

Approximately 15% of individuals with head and neck cancer received an antibiotic prescription within 3 months of diagnosis, study results showed.

Inpatient antimicrobial use in U.S. hospitals increased both overall and among specific commonly used antibiotics during peak waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers reported.

More than half of patients treated with antibiotics for acute appendicitis avoided surgery for up to 25 years, with researchers reporting no evidence of long-term risks with nonoperative management other than recurrence.

A longer course of antibiotics may not be associated with improved rates of surgery-free survival in patients with infection after fracture fixation, according to recently presented data.

Results presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting showed two-stage exchange arthroplasty with local antibiotic irrigation may be a safe delivery method in the treatment of chronic periprosthetic joint infections.

Extended oral antibiotics may alter the microbiology of recurrent prosthetic joint infections following two-stage reimplantation, according to data presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting.

Results presented at the Musculoskeletal Infection Society Annual Meeting showed use of extended oral antibiotics may decrease the rate of prosthetic joint infections after total joint arthroplasty.

Inappropriate antibiotic prescribing at dental visits costs approximately $31 million annually, most of which are out-of-pocket expenses for patients, researchers determined.

Testing children with suspected sinusitis for three species of bacteria could help cut down on antibiotic use, the results of a randomized clinical trial suggest.

Interventions based on Choosing Wisely guidelines significantly reduced rates of antibiotic prescriptions for acute respiratory tract infections at safety-net hospitals participating in a pay-for-performance program, researchers found.