Antimicrobial-resistant infections
News
Thirty-one percent of multidrug-resistant infections were community acquired
SAN DIEGO – Community-acquired multidrug-resistant infections included MRSA, Clostridium difficile, and gram-negative infections.
News
Negative nasal swabs reliably predicted no MRSA infection
SAN DIEGO – But physicians often prescribed vancomycin anyway, accumulating potentially avoidable treatment days.
News
VA study finds high MRSA infection risk among those colonized with the bacterium
SAN DIEGO – Patients colonized with MRSA are at high risk of MRSA infection both in the predischarge and postdischarge time periods, results from...
Clinical
Behavioral approach to appropriate antimicrobial prescribing in hospitals: The DUMAS study
Clinical question: How effective is an antimicrobial stewardship approach grounded in behavioral theory and focused on preserving...
News
FDA approves Vabomere for complicated UTI in adults
The new drug, administered by intravenous infusion, is expected to be available before the end of the year.
HM17
HM17 session summary: Updates in Antibiotics – Determining duration and when to switch to PO
Antibiotic stewardship is more than narrowing coverage once susceptibilities are available. It also means conversion of antibiotics to oral...
News
New tool predicts antimicrobial resistance in sepsis
Here’s how to predict antibiotic resistance in sepsis patients infected with gram-negative bacteria.
News
Ceftaroline shortens duration of MRSA bacteremia
NEW ORLEANS – In vitro data translated well to in vivo findings in MRSA treatment.
News
New drug choices emerging to battle antibiotic resistance
SAN FRANCISCO – Effective antibiotics may not be available to treat seriously ill patients in the near future.
News
Study shows that 20% of inpatients given antibiotics develop adverse reactions
Twenty percent of hospitalized adults given antibiotics develop adverse drug events, including GI, nephrotoxic, hematologic, cardiac, and...