IDSA: Piperacillin-Tazobactam, Cefepime Comparable for Suspected Infection
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For hospitalized patients with suspected infection for whom a clinician initiated an order for antipseudomonal antibiotics within 12 hours of presentation to the hospital, the incidence of acute kidney injur…
Learn MoreExtra Antibiotic With Hip, Knee Replacement Won’t Prevent Infections: Study
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Millions of people undergo joint replacement surgery every year. To prevent infection, doctors often give them a second antibiotic — but new research suggests this can backfire.Adding a second antibiotic at…
Learn MoreAdding Vancomycin to Cefazolin Prophylaxis Does Not Prevent Surgical Site Infections
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The addition of vancomycin to cefazolin prophylaxis is not superior to placebo for prevention of surgical site infections in patients undergoing arthroplasty, according to a study published in the Oct. 19 i…
Learn MoreAntibiotics 101: What You Should Know About These Medicines
Antibiotics are lifesaving drugs that help combat bacterial infections, but they can be misused.This article will dive into the topic of antibiotics, understanding what they are, how they function, the types available, what infections they treat (and …
Learn MoreCeftobiprole Noninferior to Daptomycin for Complicated Staph Infection
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with complicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, ceftobiprole is noninferior to daptomycin for overall treatment success, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in the New England Jour…
Learn MoreCDC recomendarán antibiótico después del sexo para ayudar a prevenir infecciones de transmisión sexual
MARTES, 3 de octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de los EE. UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) están a punto de recomendar el uso de un potente antibiótico para prevenir las infecciones de t…
Learn MoreCDC Will Recommend an Antibiotic After Sex to Help Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is poised to recommend use of a powerful antibiotic to prevent sexually transmitted infections (STIs). On Monday, the CDC issued draft recommendations, recomm…
Learn MoreCDC Will Recommend an Antibiotic After Sex to Help Prevent Sexually Transmitted Infections
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is poised to recommend use of a powerful antibiotic to prevent sexually transmitted infections.On Monday, the CDC issued draft recommendations, recommending d…
Learn MoreNew Antibiotic Could Help Fight Resistant Staph Infections
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research shows that an antibiotic effective for bacterial pneumonia also appears to fight treatment-resistant staph infections.The drug is ceftobiprole. It appeared successful in fighting methicillin-re…
Learn MoreTreatment Failure Similar for Amoxicillin +/− Clavulanate for Pediatric Acute Sinusitis
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is no difference in the risk for treatment failure for outpatient children with acute sinusitis treated with amoxicillin-clavulanate compared with amoxicillin, according to a study published in the Se…
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