Gram-Negative Infection
Girl presents with rapidly spreading rash, abdominal pain and fever
During the winter holidays, a 12-year-old girl was seen in her primary care clinic with fever, fatigue, cough and sore throat. At that time, she was thought to likely have strep throat, but her rapid strep test was negative.
Aztreonam-avibactam effective against MDR pathogens in REVISIT trial
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.
Gram-negative Bacterial Infections: Therapeutic Strategies to Overcome Antimicrobial Resistance
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Shionogi Inc.
Hooked on ID with Gregory A. Poland, MD, MACP, FIDSA, FRCP
My career has been on the preventing infectious diseases side.
New approaches to gram-negative infections: A look at the pipeline
The CDC recently reported that more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur in the United States every year, and 50% of the antibiotic-resistant threats are gram-negative bacteria.
Treatment opportunities for novel gram-negative antibiotics are rare in US hospitals
Treatment opportunities for novel gram-negative antibiotics are relatively infrequent in hospitals — representing just 39 to 138 days of therapy per 10,000 encounters, according to a study.