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FDA approves cefiderocol for multidrug-resistant, complicated urinary tract infections
November 15, 2019
The approval is for patients with limited or no alternative treatment options and includes a warning of Fetroja’s higher all-cause mortality rate.
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CDC releases update of 2013 Antibiotic Resistance Threats Report
November 14, 2019
The report includes the hopeful news that there were 42 new antibiotics in development as of June 2019.
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Oral vs. IV antibiotic therapy in early treatment of complex bone and joint infections
November 11, 2019
Are oral antibiotics noninferior to intravenous antibiotics in the treatment of bone and joint infections?
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Measles infection linked to impaired ‘immune memory’
November 6, 2019
Measles virus infection is associated with significant reductions in pathogen epitopes and antibody reservoirs.
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Oral antibiotics as effective as IV for stable endocarditis patients
November 6, 2019
Can patients with left-sided endocarditis safely switch from intravenous to oral antibiotics?
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Previously healthy patients hospitalized for sepsis show increased mortality
November 5, 2019
WASHINGTON – U.S. patients hospitalized with community-acquired sepsis had higher mortality when they had no other comorbidities.
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Fewer bloodstream infections with FMT for C. difficile
November 4, 2019
Fecal microbiota transplantation for C. difficile infection is associated with fewer bloodstream infections and lower mortality than antibiotics.
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Patient-reported complications regarding PICC lines after inpatient discharge
November 4, 2019
What signs and symptoms of possible complications are observed in patients who undergo placement of a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)?
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A sepsis death linked to fecal microbiota transplantation
October 30, 2019
Two patients developed bacteremia after receiving a fecal microbiota transplant from the same donor whose stool contained extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing E. coli.
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New test edges closer to rapid, accurate ID of active TB
October 23, 2019
The blood-based triage test, which relies upon four host proteins and one TB antigen, is another step closer toward standards proposed by the WHO.