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Physicians ID Barriers to ‘No Antibiotic’ Strategy for Pediatric Viral Pneumonia

Challenges for clinicians include acceptance of risks of unnecessary treatment of many children to avoid adverse outcomes for some

Amid Shortage of Bicillin, FDA to Import Another Syphilis Drug

Paris-based Laboratoires Delbert is working with the FDA to temporarily import 3.5 million units of Extencilline

Five-Day Antibiotic Course Noninferior for Pediatric Febrile UTI

Five-day amoxicillin-clavulanate course noninferior to 10-day course for recurrence of UTI within 30 days

Doxycycline Postexposure Prophylaxis Does Not Avert STIs in Women

Incidence of STIs not significantly lower with doxycycline PEP than with standard care among women receiving HIV PrEP

Doxycycline Tied to Lower Risk for C. Difficile in Pneumonia Patients

Incidence of C. difficile infection reduced by 45 percent with doxycycline among patients with prior history of CDI

New Antibiotic Tackles Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea in Trial

Zoliflodacin was seen to cure uncomplicated gonorrhea infection as effectively as the current go-to treatment

IDSA: Piperacillin-Tazobactam, Cefepime Comparable for Suspected Infection

Incidence of acute kidney injury or death did not differ among those receiving cefepime and piperacillin-tazobactam

Adding Vancomycin to Cefazolin Prophylaxis Does Not Prevent Surgical Site Infections

Addition of vancomycin not superior to placebo for preventing surgical site infections in arthroplasty

Ceftobiprole Noninferior to Daptomycin for Complicated Staph Infection

Ceftobiprole noninferior for overall treatment success; findings consistent in key subgroups and for secondary outcomes

Fine Particulate Matter Linked to Antibiotic Resistance Globally

If air quality guidelines set by WHO are reached in 2050, antibiotic resistance will decline by 16.8 percent