CARB-X today announced funding for the development of an alternative treatment for infections caused by a multidrug-resistant strain of Escherichia coli.
A cost-effectiveness analysis indicates a Staphylococcus aureus decolonization protocol for patients undergoing hip and knee replacement could result in cost savings and fewer surgical-site infections (SSIs), Canadian researchers reported yesterday in Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control.
Antibiotic prescribing guided by C-reactive protein testing resulted in a lower rate of those drugs for COPD exacerbations in Britain.
Ceftazidime-avibactam, meropenem-vaborbactam, and plazomicin were added as "reserve" antibiotics.
A survey of Japanese dentists indicates that attitudes toward antimicrobial prophylaxis vary widely, with many reporting going against current guidelines, Japanese researchers reported today in a letter in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
The Illinois-based Joint Commission, which accredits healthcare facilities for receipt of Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements, has created five new performance measures for antimicrobial stewardship requirements in ambulatory care centers, the commission announced yesterday.
A diagnostic accuracy study has determined that the T2Bacteria Panel rapidly and accurately diagnoses bloodstream infections (BSIs) caused by five common pathogenic bacteria, according to a study today in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Close human interaction was highly associated with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL-KP) but less so with ESBL-producing Escherichia coli (ESBL-EC) in a nursing home setting, according to a study by French researchers yesterday in PLOS Computational Biology.
The government of Northern Ireland yesterday announced a 5-year, One Health action plan to fight antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
South Korean scientists have demonstrated strong potential of a rapid antimicrobial susceptibility test called QMAC-dRAST for selecting optimal targeted antibiotics for patients who have bacteremia, according to a study today in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy.
