Antibiotic

A new method of UTI detection designed specifically for use in primary care predicted with high accuracy when antibiotics could be safely withheld from low-risk patients, according to researchers.

Antibiotic prophylaxis failed to reduce the incidence of hospital-acquired infections or overall mortality among patients with decompensated cirrhosis, according to data published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

Massachusetts health officials detected a novel strain of gonorrhea with reduced susceptibility or resistance to five antibiotic classes — the first of its kind in the United States.

Shorter durations of antibiotic therapy are now recommended for many infections. Although practice has begun to change, the “shorter is better” mantra has not reached all prescribers.

The optimal duration of antibiotic therapy has been a matter of some debate, and increasingly, research is showing that shorter durations are just as effective as longer courses for many infections.

Antibiotic exposure was associated with an increased and cumulative risk for inflammatory bowel disease and was highest among individuals aged 40 years and older, according to results from a Danish study published in Gut.

Researchers said it remains unclear whether low procalcitonin levels can be used to safely withhold antibiotics in patients with lower respiratory tract infection.

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is associated with an estimated 1 million hospitalizations per year in the United States and is often treated with antibiotics.

New antimicrobial dispensing within 28 days of initial treatment was associated with uncomplicated UTIs where the uropathogen was not susceptible to initial treatment, according to a recent study.

CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the AAO meeting, Guillermo Amescua, MD, discusses his experience using ImprimisRx’s Fortisite, a compounded combination of tobramycin 1.5% and vancomycin 5%.