Antimicrobial Drug Resistance

There are two lines of research we are pursuing in our lab currently.

Microbial keratitis is a diverse and changing landscape.

Each year, from Nov. 18 to Nov. 24, the CDC’s U.S. Antibiotic Awareness Week raises awareness about antimicrobial resistance and encourages the appropriate use of antibiotics and antifungals.

LOS ANGELES — Another study is suggesting that shorter is better — this time, a 2-week course of antibiotics for bloodstream infections was safely cut in half in a multinational randomized trial.

The Infectious Disease Society of America suggests that immunocompromised patients take the COVID-19 prevention drug pemivibart as pre-exposure prophylaxis to help prevent severe COVID-19, according to new guidelines.

The Infectious Diseases Society of America has updated its guidance on the treatment of antimicrobial-resistant gram-negative infections and said it aims to update the guidelines annually to keep up with evolving resistance and new research.

ID is a dynamic field that is constantly changing. The types of infections we’re talking about today are different than what we may have been talking about 5 years ago. So, it’s intellectually stimulating and challenging.

Socioeconomic disparities among residential neighborhoods may be associated with the prevalence of five specific antimicrobial-resistant organisms, especially AmpC beta-lactamase producers and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Although nearly all health care facilities have antimicrobial-resistant bacteria, researchers are suggesting that pathogen reduction is a promising way to lessen the threat of transmission and risk of resistance.