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Infectious Diseases Society of America, Oct. 11-15
The annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America was held this year from Oct. 11 to 15 in Boston and attracted participants from around the world, including scientists, physicians,...
FDA Warns Eye Drops From Major Brands May Cause Infection
MONDAY, Oct. 30, 2023 – Federal regulators are warning consumers to stop using eye drops and gels from several major brands after finding unsanitary conditions in a manufacturing plant. Twenty-six...
FDA Warns Eyedrops From Major Brands May Cause Infection
MONDAY, Oct. 30, 2023 – Federal regulators are warning consumers to stop using eyedrops and gels from several major brands after finding unsanitary conditions in a manufacturing plant. Twenty-six...
Amazon to Test Drones to Deliver Prescriptions Directly to Patient Homes
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 – Amazon announced Wednesday that it has started to test drone deliveries of prescription medications, delivering drugs to consumers' doorsteps within an hour. "We're taught...
Amazon to Test Drones to Deliver Prescriptions to Your Door
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 – Soon, you may be able to step out on your front porch and wait for your prescription medication to drop from the sky. On Wednesday, Amazon Pharmacy announced that it is...
IDSA: A. Baumannii, C. Auris Common for Recipients of Mechanical Ventilation
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 – For patients receiving mechanical ventilation, Acinetobacter baumannii and Candida auris are common, with an increased likelihood of colonization among those in long-term...
IDSA: Piperacillin-Tazobactam, Cefepime Comparable for Suspected Infection
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 – For hospitalized patients with suspected infection for whom a clinician initiated an order for antipseudomonal antibiotics within 12 hours of presentation to the hospital,...
Universal Decolonization at Nursing Homes Beneficial
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18, 2023 – Universal decolonization with chlorhexidine and nasal iodophor in nursing homes leads to a significantly lower risk for transfer to a hospital due to infection, according...
Could Tissue-Zapping Procedure Be Non-Antibiotic Option for Recurrent UTIs?
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 – For some older women, recurring urinary tract infections — and the antibiotics typically prescribed for them — become a fact of life, but a new study offers a novel treatment ...
A Wolf's Gut Bug Might Boost Health of Domestic Dogs
MONDAY, Oct. 9, 2023 – A type of gut bacteria found in wild wolves could help treat domestic dogs who have a common, debilitating gastrointestinal condition. New research in an Oregon wolf...
IVIg Reduces Infection Rate in Multiple Myeloma Patients Receiving Anti-BCMA Therapy
THURSDAY, Oct. 5, 2023 – Many patients with multiple myeloma treated with anti-B cell maturation antigen (BCMA) therapy have infections, and the rate of infections is significantly lower when...
Ceftobiprole Noninferior to Daptomycin for Complicated Staph Infection
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 – For patients with complicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, ceftobiprole is noninferior to daptomycin for overall treatment success, according to a study published...
COVID Triggered More Cases of Deadly Sepsis During Pandemic Than Thought
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 – The life-threatening infection sepsis was more common than once thought among COVID-19 patients early in the pandemic. Massachusetts researchers linked SARS-CoV-2, the virus...
FDA Approves Likmez (metronidazole) Oral Suspension for the Treatment of Parasitic and Anaerobic Bacterial Infections
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia--(BUSINESS WIRE) September 25, 2023 – Appili Therapeutics Inc. (TSX:APLI; OTCQB: APLIF) (the “Company” or “Appili”), a biopharmaceutical company focused on drug development for i...
New Antibiotic Ceftobiprole Could Help Fight Resistant Staph Infections
THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 – New research shows that an antibiotic effective for bacterial pneumonia also appears to fight treatment-resistant staph infections. The drug is ceftobiprole. It appeared...
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