Antibiotics

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Researchers are gaining a greater understanding of the role that human genetics plays in determining who contracts tuberculosis as well as how severely it impacts its victims.

A recent study seeks to determine if the combination of minocycline with colistin could decrease the incidence of acute renal failure in those treated.

Norman B. Javitt, MD, PhD, explains how antibiotics can impact bile acid composition and result in Clostridium difficile infection.

Joe Sliman, MD, MPH, explains how antibiotics affect the gut microbiome.

A new study suggests that village clinics are not properly dealing with the ongoing problem of tuberculosis in rural China.

Glenn Tillotson, PhD, FIDSA, discusses the societal value of antibiotics.

Stuart Johnson, MD, discusses the disadvantages to some of the current approaches used to treat C. difficile.

Edmond Hooker, MD, DrPH, discusses multiple factors that put patients at increased risk of getting C. difficile.

An examination of broad-spectrum antibiotic use in this patient population is essential for developing strategies to mitigate the risk of these infections.

James S. Lewis, PharmD, FIDSA, discusses the need for the development of non-antibacterial options against infections, such as monoclonal antibodies.

Daniel Diekema, MD, explains how the microbiology lab works to provide optimal drug selection for empiric and directed therapy.

While a new FDA report shows antibiotic resistance remains low among many food-borne bacteria, some pathogens are increasingly showing multidrug resistance.

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Daniel Diekema, MD, explains why the microbiology laboratory should be a part of antimicrobial stewardship programs.

James S. Lewis, PharmD, FIDSA, explains why addressing issues surrounding antibiotic use in veterinary medicine is crucial in the fight against antibiotic resistance.

What is pharma doing about the impending antibiotic resistance “apocalypse?”

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Three antimicrobial susceptibility tests have been cleared by the FDA concurrently with the launch of a new antibiotic Baxdela, to help guide its use.

At this year’s annual CHEST meeting, Theravance Biopharma investigators report positive new data pertaining to VIBATIV gleaned from the TOUR study.

Another prong in the battle against resistant Gram-negative infections is the addition of beta-lactamase inhibitors to restore or improve the activity of older carbapenems.

Alan Gross, PharmD, discusses testing options for multidrug-resistant pneumonia.

Investigators in China have found that the presence of the MCR-1 gene has increased in humans over a period of 5 years.

Antimicrobial-resistant organisms, particularly Gram-negative bacteria, present a critical threat and a substantial burden.

A proven marker of host response to bacterial infection may help providers avoid contributing to the rise of antibiotic resistance.

Alan Gross, PharmD, postulates why one in four patients experienced treatment failure for community-acquired pneumonia in a recent study.

Researchers turn to the literature to assess if the antibiotic cefepime causes neurotoxicity.

James S. Lewis, PharmD, FIDSA, shares different proposals shared in the health care community to incentivize pharmaceutical companies to develop needed drugs.

Michael N. Dudley, PharmD, explains how VABOMERE was associated with a higher overall cure rate and lower mortality compared with the best available therapy in patients with CRE infections in a recent trial.

New research supports that allergy evaluation is an inexpensive intervention and that given the downstream benefits, it may well be cost-effective.