Emerging Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin Resistance in
Over the last several decades, Neisseria gonorrhoeae has sequentially developed resistance to the agents recommended by the CDC and the Public Health Service for the treatment of gonorrhea. During the 1970s and through the 1990s, penicillin, tetracyclines, and the fluoroquinolones were recommended and subsequently removed as the therapy of choice for gonorrhea, leaving intramuscular ceftriaxone and the oral cephalosporin cefixime as the sole agents recommended for treatment of gonorrhea in 2010. (Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter)
Source: Clinical Microbiology Newsletter - January 12, 2016 Category: Microbiology Authors: William M. Janda Source Type: news
What Are Risk Factors for Cholelithiasis?
Discussion
Bile is produced by the liver to aid absorption of fat soluble vitamins and lipids from the gastrointestinal tract and to transport bilirubin, cholesterol and other substances to the gastrointestinal tract. Bile is the main form of cholesterol excretion. Gallstones or cholelithiasis form when the balance of substances within the hepatobiliary tract favors supersaturation with crystal formation and gallstone formation. It is a dynamic state of affairs as gallstones can form and also have a high rate of resorption of up to 50%. Gallstones 3 mm are called gallstones.
Gallstones, while not as common as adult popul...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 4, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Resistant gonorrhea rates high in China, raise concerns in U.S.
SAN DIEGO – Experts in the field of Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial resistance are warily watching developments in China, where rates of nonsusceptibility to ceftriaxone are reportedly shooting through the roof.
In the United States at present, gonococcal resistance to ceftriaxone is... (Source: Skin and Allergy News)
Source: Skin and Allergy News - November 15, 2015 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
2014 saw spike in antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea
Enhanced gonorrhea susceptibility to third-generation cephalosporin-class antibiotic agents such as injectable ceftriaxone and oral cefixime may have been temporary, according to a retrospective analysis published in the Nov. 3 issue of JAMA.
The findings of <a... (Source: Skin and Allergy News)
Source: Skin and Allergy News - November 3, 2015 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
ACOG Advocates Dual Therapy for Gonococcal InfectionsACOG Advocates Dual Therapy for Gonococcal Infections
Ceftriaxone plus azithromycin is the recommended first-line regimen in the face of antimicrobial resistance. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines)
Source: Medscape PublicHealth Headlines - October 22, 2015 Category: Primary Care Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
Class I Medical Device Recall: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Rapid Gram Negative Combo Panels - May Produce Incorrect Results
Reason for Recall: Incorrect test results may occur for the following antibiotics: Aztreonam, Cefotaxime, Ceftazidime, and Ceftriaxone. The test may report certain bacteria as sensitive to one of these antibiotics when the bacteria are actually resistant. (Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew)
Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew - December 1, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
Make the Diagnosis: A Middle-Aged Woman with Sudden Leg Weakness
(MedPage Today) -- Case Study: A fifty-six-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a sudden onset of dyspnea, stupor, and weakness of both lower extremities. She had been in good health until two weeks previously, during which she had undergone nonoperative treatment for lower back pain. She received ceftriaxone for a fever that developed two days before arrival in the emergency room. She had diabetes mellitus and high blood pressure, but no specific event or invasive procedure triggered the onset of the symptoms.
The patients temperature was 36.5°C, and she had back tenderness and marked global weaknes...
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - October 24, 2014 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Determination of Antimicrobial Resistance in Salmonella spp.
Infections with Salmonella are an important public health problem worldwide. Salmonella are one of the most common causes of food-borne illness in humans. There are many types of Salmonella but they can be divided into two broad categories: those that cause typhoid and those that do not. The typhoidal Salmonella (TS), such as S. enterica subsp. enterica serovars Typhi and S. Paratyphi only colonize humans and are usually acquired by the consumption of food or water contaminated with human fecal material. The much broader group of non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) usually results from improperly handled food that has been cont...
Source: Springer protocols feed by Infectious Diseases - September 25, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Ceftaroline Superior in Community-Acquired Pneumonia in AsiaCeftaroline Superior in Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Asia
Ceftaroline fosamil is superior to ceftriaxone for community-acquired pneumonia, a phase 3 trial of Asian patients shows. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 19, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Two Regimens for Respiratory and Urinary Tract InfectionsTwo Regimens for Respiratory and Urinary Tract Infections
Is ceftriaxone/sulbactam as effective and well-tolerated as cefoperazone/sulbactam for the treatment of urinary tract and respiratory infections caused by resistant bacteria? Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 25, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
Ceftriaxone Linked to Renal Failure in ChildrenCeftriaxone Linked to Renal Failure in Children
A retrospective study has linked therapeutic doses of ceftriaxone with renal failure in kids and has suggested that early treatment can be effective in recovery. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 24, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
The Threat of Antibiotic Resistance - CDC video
This animated video highlights the key points and graphics of the CDC report Antibiotic Threats in the United States, 2013.For example, gonorrhea is getting harder to treat and antibiotic resistance is pushing Neisseria gonorrhoeae toward superbug status. The current drugs of choice, ceftriaxone and cefixime, are still very effective but there are signs that resistance, particularly to cefixime, is emerging and soon these drugs may not be a good choice.Only one remaining class of antibiotics is recommended for the treatment of gonorrhea - cephalosporins. Historically, gonorrhea has progressively developed resistance to the...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - January 31, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Tags: CDC Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Comparing penicillin and 'big gun' antibiotics for treating less severe childhood pneumonia
Children hospitalized for pneumonia have similar outcomes, including length of stay and costs, regardless of whether they are treated with "big gun" antibiotics such as ceftriaxone or cefotaxime or more narrowly focused antibiotics such as ampicillin or penicillin, according to a Vanderbilt study published in Pediatrics.Study authors said the findings are important because pneumonia is one of the most common reasons for hospitalization among U.S. children and because broad-spectrum antibiotics are frequently over-prescribed, leading to antibiotic resistance. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: news
Penicillin equally effective as 'big gun' antibiotics for treating less severe childhood pneumonia
(Vanderbilt University Medical Center) Children hospitalized for pneumonia have similar outcomes, including length of stay and costs, regardless of whether they are treated with "big gun" antibiotics such as ceftriaxone or cefotaxime or more narrowly focused antibiotics such as ampicillin or penicillin, according to a Vanderbilt study published in Pediatrics. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 9, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
How Common Are Post-Dural Puncture Headaches in Children?
Discussion
Post-dural puncture headache or spinal headache as they are often called, are headaches that occur within 7 days of a lumbar puncture and remit within 14 days of the lumbar puncture. They begin or worsen within 15 minutes of being in an upright position and improve or stop within 30 minutes of lying down. The headaches are described as a throbbing, dull and severe pain worse mainly in the occipital area, but can occur with radiation to the eyes, forehead or neck. Nausea, emesis, stiff neck, and visual or auditory changes may also occur. Most spinal headaches occur within 1-2 days of the lumbar puncture and spont...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - October 14, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
