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%.
US hospital data from 2018 through 2022 show that carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii accounted for more than a third of all Acinetobacter infections.
The study authors say the findings highlight the complex and multifaceted nature of antibiotic resistance in group B strep.
A review of 600 US patients treated for suspected sepsis found 32% most likely didn't have a bacterial infection, while nearly 80% with a bacterial infection received overly broad antibiotics.
In US NICUs, incidence of invasive Staphylococcus aureus infection was 20 times higher in very low birth weight infants than in those weighing 3.3 pounds or more.
A study of 40 female sex workers reveals that a single daily dose of doxycycline is associated with significantly reduced STIs, primarily syphilis.
The novel antibiotic class could be active against the vast majority of multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales infections.
UK health officials say 17 cases of ceftriaxone-resistant gonorrhea were reported from January 2024 to March 20, 2025, compared with 16 in all of 2022 and 2023.
A review and meta-analysis finds mass biannual azithromycin distribution reduced mortality by 15% in children ages 1 to 5 in sub-Saharan Africa.
A breath test would be less invasive than the traditional method of using mucus or phlegm samples from the lungs of CF patients.
