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October 30, 2019
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Q&A: SHEA white paper identifies gaps in antibiotic stewardship research

Q&A: SHEA white paper identifies gaps in antibiotic stewardship research

The ability of antibiotic stewardship programs to control and reduce the unnecessary use of antibiotics could be improved by addressing several research gaps, according to a Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America white paper published in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology.

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October 17, 2019
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FDA advisory committee supports approval of cefiderocol for complicated UTIs

An FDA committee voted to recommend the approval of cefiderocol for the treatment complicated UTIs, or cUTIs, in patients with few or no alternative treatment options.

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September 19, 2019
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Preoperative opioid use leads to perioperative consequences in foot and ankle surgery

Preoperative opioid use leads to perioperative consequences in foot and ankle surgery

CHICAGO — Preoperative opioid exposure was linked with significant perioperative consequences and postoperative complications in patients who underwent foot and ankle surgery, according to a presenter at the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meeting.

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September 17, 2019
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CDC launches infection control training program, fluoroquinolone use drops following FDA warning – top stories in infectious disease

News that the CDC launched an infection control training program and a study that found fluoroquinolone use decreased after the FDA’s 2016 black box warning were among the top stories in infectious disease last week.

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September 10, 2019
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Top stories in infectious disease: Doxycycline prophylaxis may prevent STIs, UTIs increasingly diagnosed in virtual care setting

Among the top stories in infectious disease last week were findings that showed doxycycline prophylaxis may be a promising strategy to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections, and a study that indicated UTIs are increasingly diagnosed in outpatient settings through virtual care.

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September 09, 2019
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Canada sees 30% decline in hospital infections

Canada sees 30% decline in hospital infections

The prevalence of health care-associated infections in Canadian hospitals declined 30% between 2009 and 2017, falling to 7.9%, researchers reported.

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September 09, 2019
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More than 70% of UTIs are non-device associated

More than 70% of UTIs are non-device associated

Researchers found that more than 70% of UTIs at University of North Carolina hospitals were non-device associated, according to recently published study findings.

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September 05, 2019
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UTIs increasingly diagnosed in virtual care setting

UTIs increasingly diagnosed in virtual care setting

The rate of UTIs diagnosed in the outpatient setting increased between 2008 and 2017, especially among older adults and in patients receiving virtual care, researchers reported in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

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August 29, 2019
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Short-course parenteral antibiotics effective for bacteremic UTI in infants

Research published in Pediatrics suggests that infants aged 60 days and younger with bacteremic UTI could receive shorter courses of parenteral antibiotics without the risk for readmission or recurrent infection.

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August 28, 2019
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Community hospitals ‘likely’ to use new antibiotics for off-label indications

Community hospitals ‘likely’ to use new antibiotics for off-label indications

A review of the initial use of seven new antimicrobial agents at six community hospitals in western Pennsylvania revealed that uptake occurred within 1 to 2 years of FDA approval, and researchers observed that ceftolozane-tazobactam and ceftazidime-avibactam were more frequently chosen for off-label use.

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