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Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Nov 02, 2017

IDSA announces first antibiotic stewardship excellence designations

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) today announced the first two recipients to receive its Antimicrobial Stewardship Centers of Excellence (COE) designation: Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., and Summa Health, based in Akron, Ohio.

News Scan for Nov 03, 2017

CDC reports 3 variant flu cases, with possible human-to-human spread in 1

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today reported three new infections involving novel influenza A viruses, two of them variant H3N2 (H3N2v) and one variant H1N2 (H1N2v), with possible human-to-human transmission in one of the cases.

ASP Scan (Weekly) for Nov 03, 2017

Our weekly wrap-up of antimicrobial stewardship & antimicrobial resistance scans

Survey details spread of livestock-associate MRSA in Europe

Results from a survey published yesterday in Eurosurveillance indicate more frequent detection and greater geographical dispersion of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) in Europe.

US hospital data show high death rate with Candida auris infections

CDC researchers review 192 C auris–associated hospitalizations, including 38 C auris bloodstream infections (20%), and note a crude mortality rate of 34%.

Chris Dall

COVID-19 pandemic-related increase in Candida auris noted in Israeli hospitals

Rise of the multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen was driven primarily by COVID-19 surges and mechanical ventilation, the authors say.

Chris Dall

WHO: Antimicrobial resistance could cause more than 5 million deaths in Western Pacific by 2030

The modeling study projects a significant health and economic impact from drug-resistant infections from 2020 to 2030.

Chris Dall

Pfizer projects Bicillin L-A and Bicillin C-R shortages

Penicillin G is on CIDRAP's Resilient Drug Supply Project's list of 156 critical acute drugs.

Lisa Schnirring

Telehealth-supported stewardship shows promise in VA study

Antibiotic days of therapy decreased 30% in the long-term care units but did change in the acute-care units.

Chris Dall

Study highlights global burden of drug-resistant hospital infections

The high-income country with the most hospital-associated drug-resistant infections per year was the United States.

Chris Dall

Trial finds no difference between continuous, intermittent meropenem for sepsis patients

The team conducted the trial after several systematic reviews and meta-analyses suggested that continuous administration may decrease mortality in sepsis patients and reduce the emergence of antibiotic resistance.

Chris Dall

High prevalence of antibiotic use found in Thai hospitals

Survey finds a high rate of hospital antibiotic use, with more than a quarter of antibiotics used for infection prevention.

Chris Dall

WOAH report highlights continued use of antibiotics for animal growth

New report indicates that farmers in many countries are still using medically important antibiotics for growth promotion.

Chris Dall

Study reveals multiple variants of XDR typhoid in Pakistan

Genomic analysis of extensively drug-resistant typhoid isolates in Pakistan reveals numerous circulating XDR variants.

Chris Dall

More evidence of high antibiotic use, low prevalence of bacterial co-infection in COVID-19 patients

A meta-analysis provides further evidence that antibiotic use far exceeded the prevalence of bacterial co-infection in COVID-19 patients.

Chris Dall

Study examines optimal treatment for complicated urinary tract infections

The findings indicate that 7 days of antibiotics appears effective when antibiotics with comparable IV and oral bioavailability are administered.

Chris Dall

Surveillance data show multidrug-resistant Salmonella infections rising in US

Infections of MDR Salmonella enterica I serotype 4, [5], 12:i:- linked to pigs are increasing.

Chris Dall

Analysis finds weaknesses in national actions plans for antimicrobial resistance

Results show substantial variability in the strategic responses to antimicrobial resistance of 114 countries.

Chris Dall

Researchers identify Candida auris in Nevada wastewater

Analysis of wastewater isolates revealed phylogenetic relatedness to isolates from three acute-care hospitals in the same watershed.

Chris Dall

Trial supports shorter postoperative antibiotics for complex appendicitis

A randomized clinical trial shows that 2 days of postoperative IV antibiotics for complex appendicitis is non-inferior to 5 days.

Chris Dall

FDA clears rapid antibiotic susceptibility test

Selux Diagnostics can now commercialize its Next Generation Phenotyping (NGP) System, which provides susceptibility results within 24 hours for 14 pathogens.

Chris Dall

Study: Prescribing guidelines based on low procalcitonin require high adherence to reduce antibiotics

More than 80% adherence is necessary to cut antibiotic use in patients with suspected lower respiratory tract infections, analysis finds.

Chris Dall

Bacterial vaccines network gets funding boost

The Bacterial Vaccines Network receives $1.2 million from UK-based charitable organization Wellcome to accelerate the development of bacterial vaccines.

Chris Dall

Trial finds prophylactic doxycycline doesn’t reduce STIs in cisgender women

The trial in Kenya involved 449 women who were taking daily oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and randomized them to receive doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis or standard of care.

Chris Dall

No increase in gonorrhea resistance seen after DoxyPEP trial

Data show that the use of doxycycline after sex to prevent sexually transmitted infections may not significantly increase resistance to the antibiotic.

Chris Dall

Trial: Stewardship intervention cuts antibiotic prescribing for suspected urinary infections

Implementing a multifaceted antibiotic stewardship intervention safely reduced antibiotic prescribing for urinary tract infections in frail older adults.

Chris Dall

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