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ID consult shortens antibiotics for uncomplicated gram-negative bacteremia
HOUSTON — Consulting with an infectious disease physician can shorten antibiotic prescriptions for uncomplicated gram-negative bacteremia and move patients from IV to oral antibiotics more quickly, according to a study.
Urology outpatient antibiotic use may be ‘substantially underestimated’
HOUSTON — Antibiotic use in urology outpatient settings may be “substantially underestimated” if only prescriptions made during in-person encounters are considered, researchers found.
Replacing contaminated sinks did not stop drug-resistant outbreak in pediatric ward
Replacing contaminated sinks did not end an outbreak of multidrug-resistant bacteria in a Japanese pediatric ward but other infection prevention measures did, such as forbidding mouth-washing using sink water, researchers reported.
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Preoperative antibiotic therapy decreased microbiologic culture yield
Preoperative antibiotic exposure led to a significant decrease in microbiologic yield of operative cultures among patients with native joint septic arthritis, researchers found.
Not all practices in place to prevent SSIs are necessary or evidence based
Some common practices to prevent surgical site infections may not be necessary because no studies have shown benefits, according to a preconference presentation before ESCMID Global.
European ID conference gets a new name
The European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases is getting a new name.
Hooked on ID with Keith S. Kaye, MD, MPH
Given my family history of MDs — my father, siblings and spouses of my siblings are all physicians — I actively tried to steer clear of medicine, but in the end, I just couldn’t help myself.
FDA approves antibiotic to treat three bacterial infections
The FDA this week approved the antibiotic Zevtera for the treatment of three bacterial infections 17 years after it was first submitted to the agency.
ID is having a ‘Wild West moment’ with AI
Artificial intelligence has emerged as a potentially important tool for patient care, including in infectious diseases.
Adults commonly misdiagnosed with pneumonia, study shows
Around one in eight hospitalized adults treated for community-acquired pneumonia in a Michigan study were inappropriately diagnosed, and most of those patients received unneeded antibiotics, according to a study.
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