Enzyme-Antibiotic Combo May Combat Ventilator-associated PneumoniaÂ
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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Antibiotics Ineffective for Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Antibiotics provided no measurable impact on the severity or duration of coughs, even if a bacterial infection was present, in patients seeking care for lower respiratory tract infections.
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Certain Mouth Bacteria Linked to Pulmonary Fibrosis Survival
Surprisingly, one bacterial species tended to dominate in certain patients with IPF who were not treated with antibiotics—and those patients were more likely to survive.
Cystic Fibrosis: Long-Term Antibiotics Not Needed in Patients Without Chronic P Aeruginosa
Outcomes don’t improve in cystic fibrosis patients given long-term inhaled antibiotics who do not have chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a new study found.
Read MorePneumonia Cluster in Argentina Identified as Legionnaires’ Disease
A cluster of pneumonia cases in Argentina was caused by legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease.
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Pneumonia: Short Antibiotic Course OK for Certain Cases
Pneumonia patients with normal oxygenation who were treated with an ‘ultrashort’ course of antibiotics compared with a longer course had similar outcomes, new research found.
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Pseudomonas Superbug Develops Fast Resistance to ‘Last Resort’ Antibiotic
Mutations in a gene known as pmrB allow the bacteria Pseudomonas to evolve resistance to Colistin, a “last resort” antibiotic.
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Fast-growing Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance
Fast-growing bacteria can develop antibiotic resistance through the higher expression of active ribosomes, according to a study published today in eLife.
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New Class of Antibiotics Effective Against Drug-resistant Tuberculosis
A new class of antibiotics is highly effective against drug-resistant tuberculosis and, if validated, would represent a major advance in the treatment of TB.
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PICU Blood Cultures and Antibiotic Overuse
Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a protocol to reduce the number of pediatric ICU blood cultures that is likely to reduce antibiotic prescriptions without increasing the risk of sepsis.
Read MoreResearch to Focus on Use of Azithromycin for Wheeze, Asthma in Preschoolers
Researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences are using a $6.7 million National Institutes of Health grant to study azithromycin therapy in preschoolers who are diagnosed with severe wheezing episodes at hospital emergency departments.Â
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COVID Pandemic May Be Accelerating Antimicrobial Resistance
Analysis of antimicrobial resistance in 271 US hospitals finds higher rates of antibiotic-resistant infections in both COVID patients and non-COVID patients admitted during the pandemic compared to pre-pandemic.
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Azithromycin Did Not Prevent Wheeze in Infants with RSV
Among infants hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), there was no difference in the amount of wheezing in babies treated with azithromycin versus those who received a placebo.
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Amoxicillin Ineffective for LRTI in Children
Amoxicillin was not clinically effective in children with uncomplicated chest infections, according to research findings published in the Lancet.
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Antibiotic Overuse Likely in Patients with Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia
Only 21% of patients with severe pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2 have a documented bacterial superinfection at the time of intubation, resulting in potential overuse of antibiotics.
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