Tag: Antibiotics
Prolonged β-Lactam Antibiotic Infusions Aid Sepsis, Septic Shock Outcomes
Lower risk seen for 90-day mortality and intensive care unit mortality
CDC Recommends Doxycycline PEP for Gay Men, Transgender Women
Men who have sex with men and transgender women should be offered a prescription for doxy PEP for preventing STIs
Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing Identified in Safety-Net Populations
Second study describes inappropriate prescribing in emergency departments in the United States
Following Drop After COVID-19 Onset, Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing Is Up
Initial decrease seen in proportion with inappropriate prescription, followed by subsequent increase
Reduced Vancomycin Susceptibility Tied to Poorer C. Diff Outcomes
Poorer outcomes seen for 30-day sustained clinical response and 14-day initial cure rates
Multisite QI Collaborative Increases Appropriate Pediatric Antibiotic Use
Increase seen in median adherence to empirical, definitive, and duration of antibiotic therapy during intervention period
ACP: Next-Generation Antibiotics Underused for Gram-Negative Infections
41.5 percent of difficult-to-treat resistance episodes were treated exclusively with traditional agents
Computer Prompts Could Reduce Empiric Antibiotic Use for UTI
17.4 percent reduction seen in empiric extended-spectrum days of therapy, with no increase in safety outcomes
Study Identifies Factors That Affect Antibiotic Prescribing for Acne
Five themes affect long-term prescribing, including perceived lack of evidence to justify change, discomfort discussing contraception
Penicillin Allergy Can Be Delabeled by Nonallergy Providers
In a recent study, the majority of patients were delabeled with no serious allergic reactions
