Researchers in Italy observed a significant reduction in antibiotic use for sexually transmitted infections after the targeted introduction of doxyPEP.
Among hospitalized pneumonia patients, screening for MRSA colonization with a nasal swab-based rapid PCR test cut duration of anti-MRSA antibiotics by 2 days.
The systematic review and meta-analysis of studies from 51 countries also found that 57% of antibiotic prescriptions in primary care were inappropriate.
Orlynvah is a broad-spectrum oral penem antibiotic for treating uncomplicated UTIs in adult women who have limited or no alternative treatment options.
Since 2024, antibiotic-resistant pertussis cases have been detected in 4 nations in the Americas: Brazil, Mexico, Peru, and the US.
South Korean diagnostics company QuantaMatrix will receive $2.85 million to advance work on a test that can diagnosis sepsis in newborns within 6 hours from very small blood samples.
Maryland-based Zeteo Tech will receive $1 million to advance work on a novel test that can diagnose LRTIs from exhaled breath.
An analysis of national action plans finds a 'marked divide' in how high-income and low-income countries are able to respond to AMR.
Analysis shows antibiotic consumption rose in Southeast Asia and Africa from 2010 to 2021, while declining in Europe and the Western Pacific.
At a New Jersey hospital, treating 29 patients with multiple recurrent CDI cases resulted in a net loss of more than $2.2 million over 4 years.
Researchers with the New York City Health Department say the results suggest real-time veterinary surveillance for carbapenem-resistant organisms is needed.
A randomized controlled trial will determine whether zaloganan, an antibacterial and antibiofilm peptide, is superior to the current standard of care.
Seres Therapeutics will receive up to $3.6 million to advance development of a liquid formulation of SER-155, its investigational microbiome drug.
The Healthcare Infection Prevention Advisory Group (HIPAG) will offer evidence-backed advisory expertise on infection prevention and antimicrobial stewardship.
Researchers identified 619 hospital-based bacterial and fungal outbreaks in 13 countries from 2020 through March 2024, and higher case-fatality ratios than reported in pre-pandemic studies.
A review and meta-analysis of 89 studies shows the global prevalence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales colonization is 14%.
Data from a new surveillance report show rising resistance to ceftriaxone and cefixime, the two antibiotics currently recommended for gonorrhea treatment.
ProtonDx and Exhalon will each receive $1 million in seed funding to evaluate the use of blood samples and exhaled breath for diagnosing lower respiratory tract infections.
The approval of Augmentin XR is the first under the Commissioner's National Priority Voucher Program.
The guidelines will help clinicians determine whether patients seeking care via telehealth and virtual visits need urine tests or empiric antibiotics.
Debio1453 is a first-in-class antibiotic candidate that targets an enzyme that’s essential for the growth of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Antibiotic-related adverse events accounted for more than one of ED visits for adverse drug events in US kids from 2019 through 2023.
Chembio Diagnostic Systems will receive $1.8 million to develop a finger stick–based test that can detect acute infection caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi.
Analysis of C auris clinical isolates by the CDC's Antimicrobial Resistance Laboratory Network finds that 95% were resistant to fluconazole and 15% to amphotericin B.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday announced that it is updating the labels for fluoroquinolone antibiotics to strengthen warnings about the risk of mental health side effects and reduced blood sugar.
