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Unchecked antibiotic use just got more unchecked
— OPINION — By Allie Molinaro If you aren’t already concerned about antibiotic resistance, it’s time to take notice. The UN recently issued a grave warning, declaring antimicrobial resistance (AMR) one of the most urgent global health threats. Known as the “silent pandemic,” antibiotic resistance claimed 4.7 million lives in 2021 alone. If left unchecked
EMA Backs New Antibiotic for Complex Bacterial Infections
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FDA Approves Antibiotic Combination for Complicated UTIs
Urology > General Urology — Cefepime-enmetazobactam beat piperacillin-tazobactam in phase III study by Mike Bassett, Staff Writer, MedPage Today February 23, 2024 Last Updated February 26, 2024 The FDA approved the combination of cefepime and enmetazobactam (Exblifep) for the treatment of adult patients with complicated urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis, caused by designated susceptible microorganisms.
Shortened antibiotic treatment for ventilator-associated pneumonia in ICU patients just as effective as standard course
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Less is also better—that is what researchers have found while conducting a tri-nation clinical trial to see if shorter courses of antibiotics are as effective as longer prescriptions of the drug to treat ventilator-associated pneumonia. The research is published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal. The four-year long REducing Antibiotic tReatment
A Failed Antibiotic: The Unexpected Weed Killer of the Future
Scientists at the University of Adelaide have repurposed a failed tuberculosis antibiotic as a potent herbicide capable of tackling two invasive weeds prevalent in Australia without harming human or bacterial cells. This approach, involving structural modifications of the molecule to block weed growth, could revolutionize herbicide development and provide a quicker, more cost-effective solution for
Revolutionizing antibiotic resistance testing: A simple, affordable, and rapid method
Antibiotic resistance is a growing global concern that threatens the effective treatment of bacterial infections. The need for rapid and accurate methods to test for antibiotic resistance has become increasingly urgent. In recent years, researchers have developed a simple, fast, and affordable method for testing antibiotic resistance using optical nanomotion. EPFL and Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Meeting Coverage > SMFM — Azithromycin did not lower stillbirth, newborn sepsis, or newborn death risk, however by Ed Susman, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today February 9, 2023 Pregnant women considering vaginal deliveries had a lower risk of developing sepsis during childbirth if they were treated with a single dose of the antibiotic azithromycin, a multinational
Early-Life Antibiotic Exposure Linked to Increased Risk of Childhood IBD
Meeting Coverage > AIBD Expert Roundtable — Jason Hou, MD, leads a discussion with Shirley Cohen-Mekelburg, MD, and Frank Scott, MD by Greg Laub, Director, Video, MedPage Today December 15, 2022 Exposure to antibiotics before 2 years of age appeared to increase the risk of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a Norwegian nationwide