Sepsis caused by bloodstream infection in patients in the intensive care unit: the impact of inactive empiric antimicrobial therapy on outcome
This research article concludes that mortality from sepsis is influenced by multiple factors. The study was unable to demonstrate that inactive AMT had an effect on mortality in sepsis. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 28, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
STI positivity rate and treatment uptake among female and male sexual assault victims attending the Amsterdam STI clinic between 2005 and 2016 - van Rooijen MS, Schim van der Loeff MF, van Kempen L, de Vries HJC.
BACKGROUND: Victims could become infected with sexually transmitted infections (STI) during a sexual assault. Several guidelines recommend presumptive antimicrobial therapy for sexual assault victims (SAV). We assessed the STI positivity rate and treatment... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 26, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Most Infection Specialists Fail to Advise Short-duration Antibiotic Therapy Most Infection Specialists Fail to Advise Short-duration Antibiotic Therapy
Most infection specialists who give at least weekly advice to colleagues regarding antibiotic prescriptions fail to specify the shortest possible duration of therapy, according to an international cross-sectional survey.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - February 2, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news
Adjunctive Rifampin Not Beneficial for Staph aureus Bacteremia Adjunctive Rifampin Not Beneficial for Staph aureus Bacteremia
Adjunctive rifampin, also called rifampicin, provides no significant benefit over standard antibiotic therapy in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, according to results from the ARREST trial.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - December 29, 2017 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Evaluating Appropriateness of Antimicrobial Treatment in Hospitalized Patients: A Comparison of Three Methods
This Research Article found that among 106 patients included, rates of appropriateness of antimicrobial therapy ranged from 20-75%, depending on method of evaluation. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - December 22, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Risk Factors in Early Failure of Dental Implants: a Retrospective Study
Conclusion: It seems that prophylactic antibiotic therapy, implant surface, bone density and placement in fresh extraction socket may contribute to dental implant failure. (Source: Dental Technology Blog)
Source: Dental Technology Blog - December 8, 2017 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
Bacteria eradication reduces gastric cancer risk by 22 percent in over-60s, new research shows
(Spink Health) The research analyzed the risk of gastric cancer development in a large group of individuals who had received antibiotic therapy to treat H. pylori infection. Of those who had been treated over the age of 60, 0.8 percent developed gastric cancer, in comparison to 1.1 percent of patients in an age-matched general population sample. (Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer)
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - October 30, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news
Endogenous infection marker guides antibiotic therapy
(University of Basel) The endogenous infection marker procalcitonin can help to guide the use of antibiotics when treating infections. The course of antibiotic therapy is shortened, and its side effects and mortality rate also decrease, as researchers from the University of Basel and other colleagues report in the journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases. They conducted a meta-analysis of over 6,700 international data sets from patients with respiratory infections. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - October 16, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Procalcitonin-Guided Antibiotic Therapy Tied to Improved Survival in Acute Respiratory Infection (FREE)
By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Andr é Sofair, MD, MPH
For patients with acute respiratory tract infection, using procalcitonin levels to guide treatment decisions can reduce antibiotic use and improve survival, finds a meta-analysis in the Lancet Infectious Diseases. High procalcitonin levels can … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - October 16, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Short - Course Antibiotics Noninferior for Pediatric Pneumonia
Short - course antibiotic therapy comparable to standard care for community - acquired pneumonia (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - October 12, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Infections, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news
Antibiotic identified that reduces infection risk in young leukemia patients
(St. Jude Children's Research Hospital) St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators report preventive antibiotic therapy, particularly with levofloxacin, reduced the odds of infections in at-risk pediatric leukemia patients early in cancer treatment. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - September 14, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Lactococcus garviae Prosthetic Mitral Valve Endocarditis: a Case Report and Literature Review
We report a new case of L. garviae prosthetic mitral valve endocarditis that was managed with antibiotic therapy alone. (Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter)
Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - August 10, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Ewout Landeloos, Guy Van Camp, Hans De Beenhouwer Tags: Case Report Source Type: news
Steering a Transition in Antibiotic Prescribing: Just-in-Time, Not Just-in-Case
Antibiotics are the most common medication prescribed in post-acute and long-term care facilities, and suspected urinary tract infection is the most frequent indication for initiation of antibiotic therapy. However, there has been a growing realization that much of this treatment is unnecessary and potentially harmful. (Source: Caring for the Ages)
Source: Caring for the Ages - July 28, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Peter P. Patterson Tags: Guest Editorial Source Type: news
Procalcitonin-guided decision making for duration of antibiotic therapy in neonates with suspected early-onset sepsis: a multicentre, randomised controlled trial (NeoPIns)
This research article concludes that procalcitonin-guided decision making was superior to standard care in reducing duration of antibiotic therapy in neonates with suspected early-onset sepsis (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - July 21, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Antibiotic treatment to prevent post-extraction complications: a monocentric, randomized clinical trial. Preliminary outcomes.
CONCLUSIONS:Post-extractive complications observed in each group have been mild and fast to resolve. The antibiotic administration showed a decrease in pain suffered by patients but a higher incidence of gastro-intestinal side effects, such as abdominal distension and diarrhea, which seemed to be relieved by the concomitant use of the probiotic. (Source: Dental Technology Blog)
Source: Dental Technology Blog - June 12, 2017 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
