Unique Attack Method for New Antibiotic
Researchers discovered manikomycin, a soil-derived peptide that attacks bacteria in a unique way to bypass existing antibiotic resistance.
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Unique Attack Method for New Antibiotic
Researchers discovered manikomycin, a soil-derived peptide that attacks bacteria in a unique way to bypass existing antibiotic resistance.
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Similar CAP Outcomes for Short vs Long Antibiotic Courses
A short course of antibiotics was similarly effective to a longer course for patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).
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Inhaled Nanomedicine Targets Tuberculosis in the Lungs
A new delivery system allows four standard tuberculosis medications to be inhaled directly into the respiratory tract, potentially reducing side effects and improving treatment adherence.
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Evaluating Penicillin Allergy Delabeling for Pregnant Patients
Penicillin allergy evaluation and subsequent delabeling reduces unnecessary alternative antibiotic use and is safe for pregnant patients, according to new research presented at AAAAI 2026.
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Primary Immunodeficient Children with Drug Allergy Labels Need Evaluation
Drug allergy labels (DAL) are common and largely unevaluated in children with primary immunodeficiencies, which could lead to worse patient outcomes.
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ATS Updates Pneumonia Care Guidelines
The American Thoracic Society has published a new clinical practice guideline (CPG) on pneumonia care, including guidance on lung ultrasound, antibiotics, and corticosteroid use.
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Congress Reintroduces Bill to Support Penicillin Allergy Delabeling
The Penicillin Allergy Verification and Evaluation (PAVE) Act fights antimicrobial resistance and improves patient outcomes.
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Sharp Rise in Drug-resistant Bacteria NDM-CRE
Between 2019 and 2023, NDM-CRE infections—which include pneumonia, bloodstream infections, urinary tract infections, and wound infections—surged by more than 460% in the United States.
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Modified Penicillin Activated by Green Light
Researchers using green light to activate penicillin say controlling drug activity with light will allow precise and safe treatment of localized infections.
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‘Provocative Data’ for Pre-SBRT Antibiotic in Lung Cancer
Lung cancer patients who received the antibiotic vancomycin prior to SBRT had significantly better outcomes than the patients who received SBRT alone.
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Ai Finds Hundreds of Potential Antibiotics in Snake, Spider Venom
With the help of artificial intelligence, snake, scorpion, and spider venom may be able to help fight antibiotic resistance.
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Frequent Pediatric Antibiotics May Increase Asthma, Allergy Risks
Repeated antibiotic use before age 2 is associated with a higher risk for asthma, food allergies and hay fever later in life.
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Child Asthma Risk Increased by Early-Life Antibiotics
New research indicates that postnatal antibiotic exposure, not associated with additional respiratory infections, is associated with childhood asthma.
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Three New Ways To Treat Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
An international clinical trial has found three new safe and effective drug regimens for tuberculosis that is resistant to rifampin, the most effective of the first-line antibiotics used to treat TB.
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FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Antibiotic for NTM Infections
The antibiotic shows promising antibacterial activity against common NTM strains, with favorable safety profiles, low resistance potential, and high oral bioavailability.
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Virus Infecting Common Bacteria Linked to Accelerated Lung Decline in CF
Cystic fibrosis patients with elevated levels of bacteria infected by Pf phage in their sputum experience a faster decline in lung function.
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Is There a Way to Mitigate Asthma Risk After Infant Antibiotic Use?
Researchers are investigating how infant antibiotic use affects the airway and gut microbiome, which could inform interventions to reduce childhood asthma risk in children needing antibiotics in early life.
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Antibiotics During Flu May Increase Risk of Bacterial Pneumonia
Taking antibiotics when sick with the flu might actually backfire, making it more likely for patients to develop serious bacterial pneumonia instead of preventing it, Cedars-Sinai researchers found.
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Pneumonia: Etiology, Care and Prevention
Pneumonia is a potentially life-threatening infection of the lungs that inflames alveoli and spurs the overproduction of purulent material. Typically afflicting neonates and seniors, the COVID pandemic has revealed the importance of proper pneumonia care for all patients.
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Medical Clowns Help Children with Pneumonia Recover Faster
Children with pneumonia who were visited by medical clowns had shorter hospital stays and required fewer days of intravenous antibiotics.
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Enzyme-Antibiotic Combo May Combat Ventilator-associated Pneumonia
A new model shows that combining antibiotics with enzymes improved the removal of tough biofilms in VAP, a finding that could lead to more effective treatments.
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$12 Million Study to Compare Instant vs Delayed Antibiotics in Child Pneumonia
The study aims to determine whether delayed antibiotics, compared to immediate prescribing, results in decreased antibiotic use and similar clinical improvement in children with mild pneumonia.
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Nearly 1 in 4 Kids with Wheezing Have Untreated Lung Infections
Many children with recurrent wheezing have undetected lung infections that may be more effectively treated with antivirals instead of commonly prescribed steroids.
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Post-marketing Study Confirms Efficacy of Omadacycline for Pneumonia
The study results confirm omadacycline as a safe and effective treatment for moderate to severe community-acquired bacterial pneumonia, demonstrating non-inferiority to moxifloxacin.
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