Antimicrobials News

HOUSTON — A 6-month implementation study improved nurses’ evaluation of penicillin allergies among perioperative patients, as is recommended by the CDC for antimicrobial stewardship programs, researchers reported.

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.

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 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.

Preoperative antibiotic exposure led to a significant decrease in microbiologic yield of operative cultures among patients with native joint septic arthritis, researchers found.

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.

The European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases is getting a new name.

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.

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.