Bacterial Infections
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COVID-19 Exacerbated Antimicrobial Resistance
CDC report indicates related infections and deaths rose 15% in hospitals in 2020.
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Oral Tebipenem: A New Antibiotic for Multidrug-Resistant, Gram-Negative Complicated Urinary Tract Infections
A randomized clinical trial that compared oral tebipenem with intravenous ertapenem in patients with complicated urinary tract infection or acute pyelonephritis found tebipenem to be noninferior in efficacy. The safety profile was similar between the two drugs.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Recovering from Critical COVID; Oral and Anal Transmission of Syphilis
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Immunosuppressants and the Risk for Clostridioides difficile Infection
A retrospective cohort study found that for patients taking immunosuppressing medications, the greatest risk for C. difficile infection occurred for those receiving calcineurin inhibitors and those taking drugs from multiple immunosuppressant classes.
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Clostridioides difficile and Reduced Vancomycin Susceptibility
Growth inhibition of Clostridioides difficile isolates from patients in Houston and Nairobi is requiring increasing concentrations of vancomycin, raising concerns about therapeutic efficacy.
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Clindamycin Vaginal Gel 2% (Xaciato)
Clindamycin gel can be prescribed to treat bacterial vaginosis in women age 12 years and older.
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Infections Before Age 20 Years Increase the Risk of Multiple Sclerosis
Researchers found patients diagnosed with infection in adolescence were at higher risk for multiple sclerosis, even after exclusion of infectious mononucleosis, pneumonia, and central nervous system infection.
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List of Possible Cancer-Causing Agents Grows Longer
Six water disinfection byproducts, plus a flame retardant and a bacterial infection, now considered potential human carcinogens.
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ED Is Focus of Reduction in Sepsis-Related Mortality
Using a sepsis alert, combined with nursing protocols and physician order set usage, can improve core measure compliance and related mortality rates.
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Infectious Disease Alert Updates
Candida auris Outbreak in Southern California; Healthcare Worker Vaccine Mandates