Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections

The FDA has approved the intravenous antibiotic Emblaveo for adults with complicated intra-abdominal infections who have limited treatment options.

Three people have died and 40 others have been hospitalized across 13 states due to a Listeria outbreak related to sliced deli meats, according to the CDC.

BOSTON — Aztreonam-avibactam was shown to be effective in the treatment of hospitalized adults who were critically ill with multidrug-resistant, gram-negative bacterial infections, according to the results of the phase 3 REVISIT trial.