Poor glycemic control may not be associated with increased outpatient antibiotic prescription rates
1. HbA1C levels were not associated with the number of antibiotic prescriptions in type 2 diabetic patients followed at primary ...
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Iterum’s Sulopenem receives FDA approval for treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections
Sulopenem was superior to amoxicillin/clavulanate and ciprofloxacin in treating antimicrobial resistant uncomplicated urinary tract infections. The antibiotic was safe and ...
Use of fluoroquinolones and may increase the risk of aortic and mitral regurgitation
1. Patient data from a Taiwanese national database demonstrated that those who took fluoroquinolones had a greater risk of aortic ...
Quantifying the increased mortality associated with delayed antibiotics in pediatric sepsis
1. Administration of antibiotics beyond 330 minutes from emergency department arrival in pediatric patients with sepsis was associated with increased ...
#VisualAbstract: Computerized provider order entry prompts can reduce empiric extended-spectrum antibiotic use in patients hospitalized with urinary tract infection
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#VisualAbstract: Addition of metronidazole is nonsuperior to conventional antibiotic prophylaxis in preventing pelvic cellulitis and pelvic abscess after total laparoscopic hysterectomy
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Early de-escalation from intravenous to oral antibiotics may be appropriate for uncomplicated gram-negative bacteremia
1. In this cohort study, patients with uncomplicated gram-negative bacteremia who were switched from intravenous (IV) to oral antibiotics demonstrated ...
Noninferiority of Short Course Antibiotics for Febrile UTI: the STOP Trial.
1. In this randomized trial 5 days of antibiotics for febrile urinary tract infection was noninferior to standard 10 day ...
Probiotics not effective in decreasing incidence of acute otitis media in children
1. This randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial found that the daily use of Streptococcus salivarius K12 probiotics did not decrease the ...
Antimicrobial prescribing higher in 4th quartile of the year amongst internists
1. In a retrospective analysis of a cohort of general internal medicine physicians, it was found that antimicrobial prescribing was 30% ...