Tag: Antibiotics
Most Premature Infants Receive Early Antibiotics
Variation across centers in early antibiotic exposures, prolonged antibiotic administration
Procalcitonin Assay Doesn’t Cut Antibiotic Use in Lower RTI
Provision of assay doesn't result in less antibiotic use for suspected lower respiratory tract infection
Recent Oral Antibiotics Use Tied to Higher Risk of Nephrolithiasis
Findings strongest among those with exposure at a young age and those with recent exposure
Five-Day Nitrofurantoin Beats Single-Dose Fosfomycin for UTI
Increased likelihood of clinical and microbiological resolution for uncomplicated UTI in women
Pharmacists Play Role in Cutting Hospital-Acquired Infections
Pharmacists involved in antibiotic surveillance, formulation of policies related to antibiotic use
Antibiotics, Acid-Suppressive Meds Tied to Allergic Disease
Findings for subsequent allergic disease following infant exposure in the first six months of life
Duration of Antibiotics Often Exceeds Guidelines for Sinusitis
More than 90 percent of non-azithromycin antibiotic courses were 10 days or longer for acute sinusitis
2013 to 2016 Saw No Change in Antibiotic Prescribing Practices
No significant change in individual or overall annual antibiotic prescribing rates during study period
FDA Warns of Possible Heart Risks Linked to Clarithromycin
Agency advising doctors to consider prescribing other antibiotics to patients with coronary heart disease
Patient, Provider Characteristics Tied to Unnecessary Antibiotic Rx
Advanced practice practitioners may be more likely to prescribe unnecessary antibiotics
