Articles Tagged With: bacteria
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Let’s Not Shake on This; The Tricky Business of Treating Early Cocci; On-Site Rapid Detection of Bacteriuria
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Lefamulin: Formulary Considerations
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved lefamulin for the treatment of adults with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP).
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Should Metronidazole Be Added Routinely to Treatment Regimens for PID?
In this randomized, double-blind, controlled trial, routine treatment with metronidazole compared to placebo in addition to doxycycline and ceftriaxone reduced the presence of endometrial anaerobes, Mycoplasma genitalium, and pelvic tenderness at 30 days post-treatment. However, clinical improvement at three days post-treatment was no different between the two groups.
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Think You Don’t Smell?
Although showering with hot water and harsh soap daily may not be optimal, studies have shown that regular bathing with good soap and water reduces the risk of infection in individuals colonized with Staphylococcus aureus.
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Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Sputum Gram Stains Are Helpful After All!
Researchers analyzed the diagnostic accuracy and yield of sputum Gram stain (SGS) in community-acquired pneumonia across 24 studies of 4,533 adult patients in a meta-analysis. SGS was specific for the diagnosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae infection.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Think You Don’t Smell? One-Fifth of Adults Have a Food Allergy
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IPs Playing Critical Role in Antibiotic Stewardship
Infection preventionists (IPs) are playing key roles in antibiotic stewardship programs, which are now in place in most U.S. hospitals and making some hard-earned progress against a horde of multidrug-resistant bacteria. -
Science Focuses on the Use of Metronidazole for Endometriosis
Researchers are exploring the use of metronidazole for the treatment of endometriosis, which affects up to 10% of U.S. women between the ages of 25 and 40. The current treatment options include hormone therapy and surgery, but these approaches involve significant side effects and recurrence of the condition after treatment.
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Pediatric Pneumonia — Evolving Diagnosis and Management
Tachypnea has long been considered to identify which children with acute fever and cough might benefit from antibiotic treatment, especially in resource-limited parts of the world. Now, with declining rates of vaccine-preventable infections with Haemophilus influenzae and pneumococcus, new data suggest that approximately 90% of febrile, tachypneic, coughing (but still well enough for outpatient treatment) preschoolers do fine without antibiotics.
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Playing Opossum: A New Model of Antibiotic and Immune Resistance
Researchers observed nongrowing cells of Salmonella that remained persistent, resisted antibiotics, and retained infectivity.