Prescribers followed surgical antibiotic prophylaxis protocols for only 21% of 1,864 surgeries.
Booker requested answers to six questions from the FDA by September 1, 2024.
Mislabeling patients as allergic to penicillin can lead to antibiotics treatments that aren't as effective and problems from overuse of broad-spectrum drugs.
The research team identified Staphylococcus aureus in 3% of animal samples, with 18% of them methicillin-resistant.
Of backyard flock samples, 22% tested positive for Campylobacter, compared with 12% of the farm samples, and many were antibiotic-resistant.
High rates of resistance to older and newer antibiotics were found in 17 countries across 4 continents.
Across two large pediatric academic medical centers, 75% of antibiotic prescriptions for acute otitis media were for 10 days.
Prescriptions for respiratory tract infections were 64% more common in virtual urgent care compared with in-person urgent care in the Cleveland Clinic Health System.
The increase in antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections coincides with the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, South Korean officials say.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health this week confirmed a local outbreak of measles among five people—four of them county residents who were exposed to an unimmunized international visitor who was infectious with measles.
A universal oral vancomycin prophylaxis protocol at a New Jersey hospital was linked to a significant drop in C diff infections in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients.
After the early months of the pandemic, antibiotic use at VA hospitals declined, even through subsequent COVID waves.
In a policy brief, the WHO says governments need to ensure adequate resources for antibiotic R&D and foster innovation.
In patients with Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas infections, inadequate empiric therapy and delayed use of newer antibiotics was associated with higher mortality and longer hospital stays.
The CRISPR-enhanced bacteriophage cocktail, LBP-EC01, targets urinary tract infections caused by Escherichia coli.
Analysis of stool samples from 164 residents, 61% of whom were prescribed antibiotics in the prior year, found 1,100 unique antibiotic resistance genes.
Companies applying for a contract through the NHS Antimicrobial Product Subscription Model must certify that they meet responsible manufacturing standards.
A randomized trial in the Netherlands found that how babies are fed had a much bigger impact on the composition of the infant gut microbiome.
A total of 70% of marine bacteria were resistant to ofloxacin, 95% to clindamycin, 58% to clarithromycin, and 100% to novobiocin.
The test can detect bacteria in a urine sample in 15 minutes and identify the right antibiotic in as little as 45 minutes.
Biotechnology company Elion Therapeutics announced it has closed an $81 million funding round to advance development of SF001, a novel polyene antifungal.
The treatment remained protective against recurrent C difficile infection in 86% of patients over a span of 2 years despite antibiotic exposure.
A surveillance study found a threefold increase in extensively drug-resistant gonorrhea isolates.
The guidance focused on four key areas, which ranged from biomarkers pathogen testing to guide prescribing to watchful waiting and delayed prescribing.
Approved in 2018 for treating pneumonia and skin infections, the drug has shown activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant strains.
