Tag: Antibiotics
ACS: Surgery May Follow Initial Antibiotic Therapy for Appendicitis
At one and two years, 40 and 46 percent of patients initially receiving antibiotics underwent subsequent appendectomy
Antibiotic Dispensing Decreased After COVID-19 Restrictions
36 percent reduction seen in antibiotic dispensing after COVID-19 restrictions; large reduction found in antibiotics for RTIs
Most Preprocedural Urinalyses Represent Low-Value Care
Between six and 28 percent of preprocedural urinalyses that were not indicated were followed by an antibiotic prescription
Shorter Course of Antibiotics Noninferior for UTI in Afebrile Men
Seven days of antibiotics noninferior to 14-day course for resolution of symptoms among afebrile men with urinary tract infection
Non-Antimicrobial Drugs Tied to Drug-Resistant Bacterial Infection
Proton pump inhibitors, beta-blockers, antimetabolites linked to infection with antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Outpatient Antibiotic Prescribing Down in VA System
Annual percent decrease for all outpatient antibiotic use averaged 3.9 percent; largest decrease seen in ciprofloxacin use at 12.6 percent
Respiratory Virus Detections Decreased During COVID-19
Monthly antibiotic prescriptions for respiratory tract infections decreased 79 percent during pandemic period
Early-Life Exposure to Antibiotics Linked to Atopic Dermatitis
Exposure in utero and during first year of life linked to increased risk for atopic dermatitis; attenuated in sibling-control analysis
ACP Offers Guidance on Antibiotic Duration for Common Infections
Best practices recommend limiting antibiotics to five days for COPD exacerbations, acute uncomplicated bronchitis
Rates of Macrolide Resistance in S. pneumoniae High Across the U.S.
Clinicians should consider alternatives to macrolide monotherapy as empiric therapy for suspected community-acquired bacterial pneumonia