Antimicrobial-resistant infections
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New mRNA Vaccine May Shield Against C difficile Infections
C diff infection rates have risen, including those that are resistant to antibiotics.
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Could a Virus Reverse Antibiotic Resistance?
Approach called “phage steering” uses bacteriophages to kill bacteria as an alternative to antibiotics.
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The Battle Against Recurrent UTIs in Welsh Women
A high level of resistance to two recommended antibiotics was observed, suggesting that more frequent urine cultures could better guide antibiotic...
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The Next Frontier of Antibiotic Discovery: Inside Your Gut
The researchers hoped to identify peptides that the trillions of microbes use against each other in the fight for limited resources — ideally,...
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Acute Sore Throat in Primary Care: When to Reach for the Antibiotics
Antibiotics can be used to reduce the risk of developing rheumatic heart disease, reduce the duration and severity of symptoms, and treat...
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Recurrent UTI Rates High Among Older Women, Diagnosing Accurately Is Complicated
“Shared decision-making is especially important when diagnosis of an rUTI episode in older women is unclear.”
From the Journals
New Era? ‘Double Selective’ Antibiotic Spares the Microbiome
The drug, lolamicin, goes after Gram-negative pathogens.
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Do You Really Know a UTI When You See It?
"Recent data suggest that UTI may present as a bidirectional continuum from asymptomatic bladder colonization to a symptomatic bladder infection...
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Revamped Antibiotic May Treat Deadly Eye Infection
The researchers showed that cefiderocol given as eye drops was effective in an experimental model of infection.
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Automated Risk Assessment Tool Reduces Antibiotic Prescribing Rates
An EHR-based risk assessment tool aided clinicians in not prescribing an unnecessary broad-spectrum antibiotic, study states.
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FDA Approves AI Diagnostic Tool for Early Sepsis Detection
Using both biomarkers and clinical data with the assistance of AI, the Sepsis ImmunoScore helps assess the risk for the presence of or progression...