The letter from the American Society for Microbiology and 40 other groups calls for the President's Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria to meet 'as soon as possible.'
A review and meta-analysis finds antibiotic exposure during pregnancy, early childhood was associated with a 22% increased risk of atopic dermatitis.
The decline in resistant E coli corresponds with a 50% cut in sales of antibiotics for use in food-producing animals in the United Kingdom from 2014 through 2021.
Estimates varied from 2008 through 2018, with RSV-associated antibiotic prescribing exceeding 10% in peak RSV years and flu-associated prescribing exceeding 20% in peak flu years.
A review and meta-analysis finds a 33% pooled prevalence of non-prescription antibiotic use in kids under 5 in low- and middle-income countries.
Data from 11 Wellcome-funded research projects show that the relationship between vaccination and its impact on AMR is "rarely straightforward."
A retrospective analysis of hospitalized VA patients finds that prior flu or RSV infection more than doubled the odds of subsequent Streptococcus pneumoniae infection.
The Swiss drugmaker says the safety and efficacy of zosurabalpin will be investigated in a study involving 400 patients with carbapenem-resistant A baumannii infections.
Two novel antibiotic candidates for gonorrhea received funding to advance into clinical trials.
A comparative effectiveness study finds that patients treated with laLGPs had similar outcomes as those who received standard-of-care antibiotics.
Zevtera, an advanced-generation cephalosporin, is available for treating Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and 2 other types of bacterial infection.
Analysis of hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia links azithromycin to lower mortality and more hospital-free days compared with doxycycline in combination with beta-lactams.
The median treatment duration for uncomplicated gram-negative BSIs at 24 US hospitals was 11 days, with marked variation among hospitals.
The AMR Industry Alliance has updated its Antibiotic Manufacturing Standard to be more aligned with WHO antibiotic manufacturing guidelines.
A study of bloodstream infections in Ontario finds attributable mortality due to AMR over 5 years was 896 deaths, or 1.2 per 100,000 population per year.
Antibiotic use in the first 3 month of life was associated with a 23% increase in risk of early puberty in girls.
While incidence of community-associated and healthcare-associated community-onset MRSA bacteremia declined during the pandemic, hospital-onset cases rose substantially.
Limited availability of information on antibiotics and lack of availability of appropriate antibiotics were cited as important challenges for appropriate antibiotic selection.
A study at a sexual health clinic finds that significant declines in chlamydia and syphilis were sustained nearly 2 years after doxy-PEP was introduced.
A point prevalence survey of long-term care facilities in 18 European countries found 3.1% of residents had at least one healthcare-associated infection.
In a small study, CF patients treated with the therapy saw a reduction in multidrug-resistant lung bacteria and improved lung function.
Researchers find that air samples from pig and poultry farms and nearby residential areas in China are highly enriched with antibiotic resistance genes.
A coalition of groups sent a letter to the HHS secretary outlining steps he should take to reduce antibiotic use in food-producing animals.
In Kenyan children who received azithromycin after hospital discharge, the presence of a macrolide-resistance gene was tied to higher risk of re-hospitalization or death.
Among more than 26,000 US children who had acute infective conjunctivitis in 2021, topical antibiotics were dispensed to 69%.
